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CVE-2020-25161

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-02-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-73

Description

The WADashboard component of WebAccess/SCADA Versions 9.0 and prior may allow an attacker to control or influence a path used in an operation on the filesystem and remotely execute code as an administrator.

Affected products

• Advantech Webaccess/Scada: before 9.0.1 — fixed in 9.0.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Advantech Webaccess/Scada 9.0.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-289-01
• https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-289-01

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