CVE-2020-6988 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2020-6988

Rockwell Automation MicroLogix 1400 Controllers Series B v21.001 and prior,...

Vulnerability Description

Rockwell Automation MicroLogix 1400 Controllers Series B v21.001 and prior, Series A, all versions, MicroLogix 1100 Controller, all versions, RSLogix 500 Software v12.001 and prior, A remote, unauthenticated attacker can send a request from the RSLogix 500 software to the victim’s MicroLogix controller. The controller will then respond to the client with used password values to authenticate the user on the client-side. This method of authentication may allow an attacker to bypass authentication altogether, disclose sensitive information, or leak credentials.

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

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Rockwell Automation MicroLogix 1400 Controllers Series B v21.001 and prior, Series A, all versions, MicroLogix 1100 Controller, all versions, RSLogix 500 Software v12.001 and prior
Vulnerable Versions:
Rockwell Automation MicroLogix 1400 Controllers Series B v21.001 and prior, Series A, all versions, MicroLogix 1100 Controller, all versions, RSLogix 500 Software v12.001 and prior

Timeline

Official Publish: March 16th, 2020
Last Modified: June 3rd, 2026
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.