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TI-2020-11330 Aliases CVE-2020-14478GHSA-qqc2-6qq8-p574

IMPROPER RESTRICTION OF XML EXTERNAL ENTITY REFERENCE CWE-611

Priority LOW 31CWE-611Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A local, authenticated attacker could use an XML External Entity (XXE) attack to exploit weakly configured XML files to access local or remote content. A successful exploit could potentially cause a denial-of-service condition and allow the attacker to arbitrarily read any local file via system-level services.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00336 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
RockwellFactoryTalk Services Platformup to 6.11.00—No fix listedCNA
  • FactoryTalk Services Platform VendorRockwell Affected up to 6.11.00 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:factorytalk_services_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 6.11.00VulnerableRockwell
  • cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:factorytalk_services_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.11.00 Vulnerable ·Rockwell

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-14478
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qqc2-6qq8-p574

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2021-05574 Insufficiently protected credentials in Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-14577 Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® Service Platform Service Token Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-11367 In Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform Versions 6.10.00 and 6.11.00, there… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2020-05615 Deserialization of untrusted data in Rockwell Automation All versions of FactoryTalk… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-24910 Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform Elevated Privileges Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2021-12569 Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform Protection Mechanism Failure CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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