CVE-2020-27265
KEPServerEX: v6.0 to v6.9, ThingWorx Kepware Server: v6.8 and v6.9, ThingWorx Industrial...
CVE-2020-27265 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Ge Industrial Gateway Server, published January 13, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.5%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 9.8 CriticalCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 12.5%EPSS, 96th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
KEPServerEX: v6.0 to v6.9, ThingWorx Kepware Server: v6.8 and v6.9, ThingWorx Industrial Connectivity: All versions, OPC-Aggregator: All versions, Rockwell Automation KEPServer Enterprise, GE Digital Industrial Gateway Server: v7.68.804 and v7.66, Software Toolbox TOP Server: All 6.x versions are vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow. Opening a specifically crafted OPC UA message could allow an attacker to crash the server and remotely execute code.
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
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
KEPServerEX: v6.0 to v6.9, ThingWorx Kepware Server: v6.8 and v6.9, ThingWorx Industrial Connectivity: All versions, OPC-Aggregator: All versions, Rockwell Automation KEPServer Enterprise, GE Digital Industrial Gateway Server: v7.68.804 and v7.66, Software Toolbox TOP Server: All 6.x versions are vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow. Opening a specifically crafted OPC UA message could allow an attacker to crash the server and remotely execute code.
- Record
CVE-2020-27265- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-121, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
KEPServerEX: v6.0 to v6.9, ThingWorx Kepware Server: v6.8 and v6.9, ThingWorx Industrial Connectivity: All versions, OPC-Aggregator: All versions, Rockwell Automation KEPServer Enterprise, GE Digital Industrial Gateway Server: v7.68.804 and v7.66, Software Toolbox TOP Server: All 6.x versions are vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow. Opening a specifically crafted OPC UA message could allow an attacker to crash the server and remotely execute code.
- Record
CVE-2020-27265- Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-19778No score
KEPServerEX: v6.0 to v6.9, ThingWorx Kepware Server: v6.8 and v6.9, ThingWorx Industrial Connectivity: All versions, OPC-Aggregator: All versions, Rockwell Automation KEPServer Enterprise, GE Digital Industrial Gateway Server: v7.68.804 and v7.66, Software Toolbox TOP Server: All 6.x versions are vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow. Opening a specifically crafted OPC UA message could allow an attacker to crash the server and remotely execute code.
- Record
EUVD-2020-19778- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-355x-g6q7-4c7gNo score
KEPServerEX: v6.0 to v6.9, ThingWorx Kepware Server: v6.8 and v6.9, ThingWorx Industrial...
KEPServerEX: v6.0 to v6.9, ThingWorx Kepware Server: v6.8 and v6.9, ThingWorx Industrial Connectivity: All versions, OPC-Aggregator: All versions, Rockwell Automation KEPServer Enterprise, GE Digital Industrial Gateway Server: v7.68.804 and v7.66, Software Toolbox TOP Server: All 6.x versions are vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow. Opening a specifically crafted OPC UA message could allow an attacker to crash the server and remotely execute code.
- Record
GHSA-355x-g6q7-4c7g- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.