CVE-2020-6655
File parsing Out-Of-Bounds read remote code execution
The Eaton's easySoft software v7.xx prior to v7.22 are susceptible to Out-of-bounds remote code execution vulnerability. A malicious entity can execute a malicious code or make the application crash by tricking user to upload the malformed .E70 file in the application. The vulnerability arises due to improper validation and parsing of the E70 file content by the application.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
File parsing Out-Of-Bounds read remote code execution
The Eaton's easySoft software v7.xx prior to v7.22 are susceptible to Out-of-bounds remote code execution vulnerability. A malicious entity can execute a malicious code or make the application crash by tricking user to upload the malformed .E70 file in the application. The vulnerability arises due to improper validation and parsing of the E70 file content by the application.
- Record
CVE-2020-6655- CVSS 3.1
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-125, CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-27802
The Eaton's easySoft software v7.xx prior to v7.22 are susceptible to Out-of-bounds remote code execution vulnerability. A malicious entity can execute a malicious code or make the application crash by tricking user to upload the malformed .E70 file in the application. The vulnerability arises due to improper validation and parsing of the E70 file content by the application.
- Record
EUVD-2020-27802- CVSS 3.1
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-98x2-8rq4-gpx2 No score
The Eaton's easySoft software v7.20 and prior are susceptible to Out-of-bounds remote code...
The Eaton's easySoft software v7.20 and prior are susceptible to Out-of-bounds remote code execution vulnerability. A malicious entity can execute a malicious code or make the application crash by tricking user to upload the malformed .E70 file in the application. The vulnerability arises due to improper validation and parsing of the E70 file content by the application.
- Record
GHSA-98x2-8rq4-gpx2- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The Eaton's easySoft software v7.xx prior to v7.22 are susceptible to Out-of-bounds remote code execution vulnerability. A malicious entity can execute a malicious code or make the application crash by tricking user to upload the malformed .E70 file in the application. The vulnerability arises due to improper validation and parsing of the E70 file content by the application.
- Record
CVE-2020-6655- CVSS 3.1
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-6655 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Eaton Easysoft, published January 7, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.77%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.