TI-2020-12764 Aliases CVE-2020-16235 GHSA-ppp5-ggm8-7mmf

Emerson OpenEnterprise - Inadequate Encryption Strength

LOW 28CWE-326Published 2022-05-19 · Updated 2025-04-16

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-326.

Summary

Inadequate encryption may allow the credentials used by Emerson OpenEnterprise, up through version 3.3.5, to access field devices and external systems to be obtained.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00101 0th 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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Emerson	Open Enterprise	All – 3.3.5	—	No fix listed	CNA

Open Enterprise VendorEmerson Affected All – 3.3.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:emerson:openenterprise_scada_server::::::::	up to 3.3.5	Vulnerable	Emerson

cpe:2.3:a:emerson:openenterprise_scada_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.3.5 Vulnerable ·Emerson

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-16235
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ppp5-ggm8-7mmf

References

Advisory 1

https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-20-238-02

TI-2020-08552 ICSA-20-140-02 Emerson OpenEnterprise CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2020-05618 Heap-based buffer overflow in Emerson OpenEnterprise SCADA Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2020-08544 ICSA-20-140-02 Emerson OpenEnterprise CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2020-08548 ICSA-20-140-02 Emerson OpenEnterprise CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

Sources

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