CVE-2020-9063
NCR SelfServ ATMs running APTRA XFS 05.01.00 or earlier do not authenticate or protect the...
NCR SelfServ ATMs running APTRA XFS 05.01.00 or earlier do not authenticate or protect the integrity of USB HID communications between the currency dispenser and the host computer, permitting an attacker with physical access to internal ATM components the ability to inject a malicious payload and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges on the host computer by causing a buffer overflow on the host.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.6
NCR SelfServ ATMs running APTRA XFS 05.01.00 or earlier do not authenticate or protect the integrity of USB HID communications between the currency dispenser and the host computer, permitting an attacker with physical access to internal ATM components the ability to inject a malicious payload and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges on the host computer by causing a buffer overflow on the host.
- Record
CVE-2020-9063- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/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-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
NCR SelfServ ATMs running APTRA XFS 05.01.00 or earlier do not authenticate or protect the integrity of USB HID communications between the currency dispenser and the host computer, permitting an attacker with physical access to internal ATM components the ability to inject a malicious payload and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges on the host computer by causing a buffer overflow on the host.
- Record
CVE-2020-9063- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-29892 No score
NCR SelfServ ATMs running APTRA XFS 05.01.00 or earlier do not authenticate or protect the integrity of USB HID communications between the currency dispenser and the host computer, permitting an attacker with physical access to internal ATM components the ability to inject a malicious payload and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges on the host computer by causing a buffer overflow on the host.
- Record
EUVD-2020-29892- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x349-pfpf-whrf
7.6
NCR SelfServ ATMs running APTRA XFS 05.01.00 or earlier do not authenticate or protect the...
NCR SelfServ ATMs running APTRA XFS 05.01.00 or earlier do not authenticate or protect the integrity of USB HID communications between the currency dispenser and the host computer, permitting an attacker with physical access to internal ATM components the ability to inject a malicious payload and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges on the host computer by causing a buffer overflow on the host.
- Record
GHSA-x349-pfpf-whrf- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- 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-2020-9063 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.6) in Ncr Aptra Xfs, published August 21, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.67%, the 52nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/116713
ncr.com/content/dam/ncrcom/content-type/documents/NCR_Security_Alert-2018-10-S1_and_S2_Critical_Update.pdf
ncr.com/content/dam/ncrcom/unsorted/jackpot_attacks_in_the_us_-_january_2018.pdf
ncr.com/content/dam/ncrcom/content-type/documents/NCR_Security_Alert-2018-13_APTRA_XFS_v5.pdf
ncr.com/content/dam/ncrcom/content-type/documents/NCR_Secure_white_paper-Dispenser_Security_Solution_September_2018.pdf
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9063
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x349-pfpf-whrf