CVE-2020-14498

CRITICALNVD 10.010.0—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 10.0 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 10.0; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
10.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 4%CVSS: 10.0Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

HMS Industrial Networks AB eCatcher all versions prior to 6.5.5 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, which may allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code.

CVSS v3
10.0
EG Score
10.0(medium)
EG Risk
51(Track)
EG Risk 51/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity100% × 45%
Exploitation3% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
4%
EPSS %ILE
90%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 26, 2020

Last Modified

September 10, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Sep 17, 2026
Patch available. Sources: cisa.
cisa Patch Available

HMS Industrial Networks eCatcher | CISA

https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-210-03
cisa Patch Available

HMS Industrial Networks eCatcher | CISA

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-20-210-03

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2020-14498(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 29× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-14498?
CVE-2020-14498 is a critical vulnerability published on August 26, 2020. HMS Industrial Networks AB eCatcher all versions prior to 6.5.5 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, which may allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code.
When was CVE-2020-14498 disclosed?
CVE-2020-14498 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 26, 2020, with the most recent update on September 10, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2020-14498 actively exploited?
CVE-2020-14498 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 10.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-14498?
CVE-2020-14498 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10.0 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2020-14498?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-14498, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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