CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-14480

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Published: Feb 24, 2022 | Modified: Apr 17, 2025
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Due to usernames/passwords being stored in plaintext in Random Access Memory (RAM), a local, authenticated attacker could gain access to certain credentials, including Windows Logon credentials.

Weakness

The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Factorytalk_view Rockwellautomation * 9.0 (including)
Factorytalk_view Rockwellautomation 10.0 (including) 10.0 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References