CVE-2020-12525 json
WAGO/M&M Software Deserialization of untrusted data in fdtCONTAINER component
published 2021-01-22 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-4827
- cvss
- 7.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.4%
- EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 71%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
M&M Software fdtCONTAINER Component in versions below 3.5.20304.x and between 3.6 and 3.6.20304.x is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted data in its project storage.
Patch / fix
- M&M Software fdtCONTAINER Component 3.5, 3.5.20304.x, 3.6.20304.x
- M&M Software fdtCONTAINER Application 4.5, 4.5.20304.x, 4.6.20304.x
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
cisa ICSA-21-194-02 updated cvss 7.3
Schneider Electric Modicon Controllers and Software (Update A)
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Schneider Electric Software, LLC EcoStruxure Control Expert 15.0 SP1, < 15.0 SP1 Schneider Electric Software, LLC EcoStruxure Process Expert Schneider Electric Software, LLC Modicon M340 CPU (part numbers BMXP34*) Schneider Electric Software, LLC Modicon M580 CPU (part numbers BMEP* and BMEH*) Schneider Electric Software, LLC SCADAPack RemoteConnect for x70affected: mitigation
From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf
cisa ICSA-21-021-05 updated cvss 7.3
WAGO M&M Software fdtCONTAINER (Update C)
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M&M Software GmbH, WAGO Kontakttechnik dtmINSPECTOR 3 (Based on FDT 1.2.x) M&M Software GmbH, WAGO Kontakttechnik Emerson Rosemount Transmitter Interface Software (RTIS) SKUs 04088-9000-0001, 4088-9000-0002, 7000003-312 M&M Software GmbH, WAGO Kontakttechnik fdtCONTAINER >= 4.6.0, =< 4.6.20304.x, >= 3.5.0, =< 3.5.20304.x, >= 4.5.0, =< 3.5.20304.x, < 3.5 M&M Software GmbH, WAGO Kontakttechnik Mitsubishi Electric MELSOFT FieldDeviceConfigurator <= 1.05 F M&M Software GmbH, WAGO Kontakttechnik PEPPERL+FUCHS PACTware => 5.0, <= 5.0.5.31 M&M Software GmbH, WAGO Kontakttechnik Weidmüller WI Manager <= 2.5.1affected: vendor fix, mitigation “The CERT@VDE advisory for M&M Software also recommends the following mitigation practices:” cert.vde.com
From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- M&M Software fdtCONTAINER Component
- M&M Software fdtCONTAINER Application
- M&M Software dtmlINSPECTOR
- Pepperl+Fuchs/PACTware PACTware
- Weidmüller WI Manager
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
References
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cert.vde.com
/en-us/advisories/vde-2020-038
not-applicable, third-party-advisory
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us-cert.cisa.gov
/ics/advisories/icsa-21-021-05
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-12525
- NVD CVE-2020-12525
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