CVE-2020-7489

Summary

CVECVE-2020-7489
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerschneider
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-04-22 19:15:11 UTC
Updated2026-05-28 21:16:27 UTC
DescriptionA CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') vulnerability exists on EcoStruxure Machine Expert – Basic or SoMachine Basic programming software (versions in security notification). The result of this vulnerability, DLL substitution, could allow the transference of malicious code to the controller.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.006700000 probability, percentile 0.716880000 (date 2026-06-01)

Problem Types: CWE-74 | CWE-74 CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1ADPDECLARED9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Schneider-electric Ecostruxure Machine Expert All All All All
Hardware Schneider-electric Modicon M100 - All All All
Operating System Schneider-electric Modicon M100 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Schneider-electric Modicon M200 - All All All
Operating System Schneider-electric Modicon M200 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Schneider-electric Modicon M221 - All All All
Operating System Schneider-electric Modicon M221 Firmware All All All All
Application Schneider-electric Somachine Basic All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na SoMachine Basic All VersionsEcoStruxure Machine Expert Basic All VersionsModicon M100 Logic Controller All VersionsModicon M200 Logic Controller All VersionsModicon M221 Logic Controller All Versions affected SoMachine Basic (all versions)EcoStruxure Machine Expert – Basic (all versions)Modicon M100 Logic Controller (all versions)Modicon M200 Logic Controller (all versions)Modicon M221 Logic Controller (all versions) Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Notification - Modicon M100/M200/M221 controllers, SoMachine Basic and EcoStruxure Machine Expert | Schneider Electric af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.se.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 591019 Schneider Electric Modicon M100/M200/M221 controllers Vulnerability (SEVD-2020-105-01)
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