CVE-2020-7480Network attack vector

File disclosure via unsafe XML processing

Published Mar 23, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Code injection in all versions of Schneider Electric Andover Continuum allows remote attackers to read application-server files through XML data. The application XML-processing path permits crafted XML to trigger server-side file reads, but Schneider Electric has not disclosed the parser or code path. Network access is sufficient, with no authentication or user interaction required; the documented consequence is file disclosure.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability1.54%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Code injection in all versions of Schneider Electric Andover Continuum allows remote attackers to read application-server files through XML data. The application XML-processing path permits crafted XML to trigger server-side file reads, but Schneider Electric has not disclosed the parser or code path. Network access is sufficient, with no authentication or user interaction required; the documented consequence is file disclosure.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-7480
Published
Mar 23, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Schneider Electric
Product
Andover Continuum
Classifications
CWE-94, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 23, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Andover Continuum (All versions)

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Schneider Electric · Andover Continuumversion=Andover Continuum (All versions)

Published CVSS scores

7.5NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
9.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
T1005Data from Local System

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