CVE-2020-10642
In Rockwell Automation RSLinx Classic versions 4.1.00 and prior, an authenticated local attacker...
In Rockwell Automation RSLinx Classic versions 4.11.00 and prior, an authenticated local attacker could modify a registry key, which could lead to the execution of malicious code using system privileges when opening RSLinx Classic.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Rockwell Automation RSLinx Classic versions 4.11.00 and prior, an authenticated local attacker could modify a registry key, which could lead to the execution of malicious code using system privileges when opening RSLinx Classic.
- Record
CVE-2020-10642- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In Rockwell Automation RSLinx Classic versions 4.11.00 and prior, an authenticated local attacker could modify a registry key, which could lead to the execution of malicious code using system privileges when opening RSLinx Classic.
- Record
CVE-2020-10642- Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-3090 No score
In Rockwell Automation RSLinx Classic versions 4.11.00 and prior, an authenticated local attacker could modify a registry key, which could lead to the execution of malicious code using system privileges when opening RSLinx Classic.
- Record
EUVD-2020-3090- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qgxw-xq35-5qcq No score
In Rockwell Automation RSLinx Classic versions 4.1.00 and prior, an authenticated local attacker...
In Rockwell Automation RSLinx Classic versions 4.1.00 and prior, an authenticated local attacker could modify a registry key, which could lead to the execution of malicious code using system privileges when opening RSLinx Classic.
- Record
GHSA-qgxw-xq35-5qcq- Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-10642 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Rockwellautomation Rslinx Classic, published April 13, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.