CVE-2020-14498
HMS Industrial Networks AB eCatcher Stack-based Buffer Overflow
HMS Industrial Networks AB eCatcher all versions prior to 6.5.5 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, which may allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
HMS Industrial Networks AB eCatcher Stack-based Buffer Overflow
HMS Industrial Networks AB eCatcher all versions prior to 6.5.5 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, which may allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code.
- Record
CVE-2020-14498- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-6634
HMS Industrial Networks AB eCatcher all versions prior to 6.5.5 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, which may allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code.
- Record
EUVD-2020-6634- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p6cf-xmxh-r962
HMS Industrial Networks AB eCatcher all versions prior to 6.5.5. The affected product is...
HMS Industrial Networks AB eCatcher all versions prior to 6.5.5. The affected product is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, which may allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code.
- Record
GHSA-p6cf-xmxh-r962- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-121, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
HMS Industrial Networks AB eCatcher all versions prior to 6.5.5 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, which may allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code.
- Record
CVE-2020-14498- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-121, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-14498 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.6) in Hms Industrial Networks Ab Ecatcher, published August 26, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.98%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.