CVE-2020-12501

Pepperl+Fuchs improper authorization affects multiple Comtrol RocketLinx products

9.8 Critical

Improper Authorization vulnerability of Pepperl+Fuchs P+F Comtrol RocketLinx ES7510-XT, ES8509-XT, ES8510-XT, ES9528-XTv2, ES7506, ES7510, ES7528, ES8508, ES8508F, ES8510, ES8510-XTE, ES9528/ES9528-XT (all versions) use undocumented accounts.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

3.34%Up 2.9 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.8

Pepperl+Fuchs improper authorization affects multiple Comtrol RocketLinx products

Record: CVE-2020-12501
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-798
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2020-4803 9.8

Record: EUVD-2020-4803
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xfr3-v749-v2r3 9.8

Improper Authorization vulnerability of Pepperl+Fuchs P+F Comtrol RocketLinx ES7510-XT, ES8509-XT...

Record: GHSA-xfr3-v749-v2r3
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-798
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 9.8

Record: CVE-2020-12501
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-798
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

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History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, published	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-12501 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Pepperl+fuchs P+f Comtrol Rocketlinx, published October 15, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.34%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.