Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in NPort IA5000A Series with Moxa Service…
Priority LOW 34CWE-319Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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-319.
Summary
Cleartext transmission of sensitive information via Moxa Service in NPort IA5000A series serial devices. Successfully exploiting the vulnerability could enable attackers to read authentication data, device configuration, and other sensitive data transmitted over Moxa Service.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00732 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | NPort IA5000A Series with Moxa Service enabled | All versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- NPort IA5000A Series with Moxa Service enabled Vendor— Affected All versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:moxa:nport_ia5150a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.4 | Vulnerable | Moxa |
| cpe:2.3:h:moxa:nport_ia5150a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Moxa |
| cpe:2.3:o:moxa:nport_ia5250a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.4 | Vulnerable | Moxa |
| cpe:2.3:h:moxa:nport_ia5250a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Moxa |
| cpe:2.3:o:moxa:nport_ia5450a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.7 | Vulnerable | Moxa |
| cpe:2.3:h:moxa:nport_ia5450a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Moxa |
- cpe:2.3:o:moxa:nport_ia5150a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.4 Vulnerable ·Moxa
- cpe:2.3:h:moxa:nport_ia5150a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Moxa
- cpe:2.3:o:moxa:nport_ia5250a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.4 Vulnerable ·Moxa
- cpe:2.3:h:moxa:nport_ia5250a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Moxa
- cpe:2.3:o:moxa:nport_ia5450a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.7 Vulnerable ·Moxa
- cpe:2.3:h:moxa:nport_ia5450a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Moxa
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-27185
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gmqx-945f-m2g6
References
More Moxa Nport Ia5150a Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-04539 NPort 5000 Series Firmware Improper Validation of Integrity Check Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-16501 In multiple versions of NPort IA5000A Series, the result of exporting a device’s… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-16500 By exploiting a vulnerability in NPort IA5150A/IA5250A Series before version 1.5, a user… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2020-16525 Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in NPort IA5000A Series with Telnet… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
Sources
- CVE-2020-27185 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-27185 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gmqx-945f-m2g6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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