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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.8

CVE-2020-14517 json

Protocol encryption can be easily broken for CodeMeter (All versions prior to 6.90 are affected, including Version 6.90 or newer only if Co…

published 2020-09-16 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-6653

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 52%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Protocol encryption can be easily broken for CodeMeter (All versions prior to 6.90 are affected, including Version 6.90 or newer only if CodeMeter Runtime is running as server) and the server accepts external connections, which may allow an attacker to remotely communicate with the CodeMeter API.

Patch / fix

  • wibu codemeter 6.90

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

cisa ICSA-26-076-01 updated cvss 9.8

CODESYS in Festo Automation Suite

  • CODESYS Development System 3.0 Festo Automation Suite 2.8.0.137, Festo Automation Suite < 2.8.0.138 CODESYS Development System 3.5.16.10 Festo Automation Suite 2.8.0.137, Festo Automation Suite < 2.8.0.138
    affected: mitigation
  • Festo Automation Suite 2.8.0.138 CODESYS Development System 3.5.21.20
    fixed

Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf

cisa ICSA-20-203-01 updated cvss 9.4

Wibu-Systems CodeMeter (Update F)

  • Wibu-Systems AG CodeMeter < 7.10a, < 6.90, < 7.10, < 6.81
    affected: vendor fix 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

0.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • n/a CodeMeter

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-326 Inadequate Encryption Strength
  • CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.