CVE-2020-25176 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2020-25176

Rockwell Automation ISaGRAF5 Runtime Relative Path Traversal

Vulnerability Description

Some commands used by the Rockwell Automation ISaGRAF Runtime Versions 4.x and 5.x eXchange Layer (IXL) protocol perform various file operations in the file system. Since the parameter pointing to the file name is not checked for reserved characters, it is possible for a remote, unauthenticated attacker to traverse an application’s directory, which could lead to remote code execution.

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:

  • Kaspersky reported these vulnerabilities to Rockwell Automation.

Affected Vendor

Rockwell Automation

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Affected Software

ISaGRAF Runtime
Vulnerable Versions:
4.x, 5.x

Timeline

Official Publish: March 18th, 2022
Last Modified: April 16th, 2025
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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

Weaknesses (CWE)