A CWE-760: Use of a One-Way Hash with a Predictable Salt vulnerability exists in Modicon…
Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-760Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A CWE-760: Use of a One-Way Hash with a Predictable Salt vulnerability exists in Modicon M221 (all references, all versions), that could allow an attacker to pre-compute the hash value using dictionary attack technique such as rainbow tables, effectively disabling the protection that an unpredictable salt would provide.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00748 55th 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
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Modicon M221 (all references, all versions) | Modicon M221 (all references, all versions) | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Modicon M221 (all references, all versions) Vendor— Affected Modicon M221 (all references, all versions) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:schneider-electric:modicon_m221_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Schneider Electric |
| cpe:2.3:h:schneider-electric:modicon_m221:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Schneider Electric |
- cpe:2.3:o:schneider-electric:modicon_m221_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Schneider Electric
- cpe:2.3:h:schneider-electric:modicon_m221:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Schneider Electric
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-28214
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w259-g563-xw2j
References
More Schneider Electric Modicon M221 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-05633 Improper access control in Schneider Electric Modicon M221, all references, all versions… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-05632 Authentication bypass by capture-replay in Schneider Electric Modicon M221, all… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-06012 Injection in SoMachine Basic EcoStruxure Machine Expert – Basic Modicon M100 Logic… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-08172 Uncontrolled resource consumption in ABB 1SAP120600R0071 PM554-TP-ETH CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-04853 Missing authentication in Modicon and PacDrive Controller, All versions of: Modicon M100… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2018-05659 Uncontrolled resource consumption in SoMachine Basic and Modicon M221, SoMachine Basic… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-28214 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-28214 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w259-g563-xw2j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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