CVE-2020-16235 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2020-16235

Emerson OpenEnterprise - Inadequate Encryption Strength

Vulnerability Description

Inadequate encryption may allow the credentials used by Emerson OpenEnterprise, up through version 3.3.5, to access field devices and external systems to be obtained.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Roman Lozko of Kaspersky reported this vulnerability to Emerson.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Open Enterprise
Vulnerable Versions:
All

Timeline

Official Publish: May 19th, 2022
Last Modified: April 16th, 2025
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-326

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.