CVE-2020-25184

Rockwell Automation ISaGRAF5 Runtime Unprotected Storage of Credentials

7.8 High

Rockwell Automation ISaGRAF Runtime Versions 4.x and 5.x stores the password in plaintext in a file that is in the same directory as the executable file. ISaGRAF Runtime reads the file and saves the data in a variable without any additional modification. A local, unauthenticated attacker could compromise the user passwords, resulting in information disclosure.

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

0.44%Down 0.5 points since Mar 19, 2022

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.8

Rockwell Automation ISaGRAF5 Runtime Unprotected Storage of Credentials

Record: CVE-2020-25184
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-256
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2020-17875 7.8

Record: EUVD-2020-17875
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3f6m-7jq2-3x7m 5.5

Rockwell Automation ISaGRAF Runtime Versions 4.x and 5.x stores the password in plaintext in a...

Record: GHSA-3f6m-7jq2-3x7m
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-522
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.8

Record: CVE-2020-25184
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-256, CWE-522
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

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History

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

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

In short

CVE-2020-25184 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Rockwell Automation Isagraf Runtime, published March 18, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.