CVE-2020-16235 (GCVE-0-2020-16235)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-05-19 17:23
Modified
2025-04-16 16:19
Severity ?
3.8 (Low) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-326 - Inadequate Encryption Strength
Summary
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.
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Impacted products
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