7.5

CVE-2020-12524: Phoenix Contact BTP Touch Panels uncontrolled resource consumption

Modified
Published 02-12-2020Last modified 17-09-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-12524 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in phoenix contact btp touch panel. EPSS estimates a 1.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.08%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 02-12-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption can be exploited to cause the Phoenix Contact HMIs BTP 2043W, BTP 2070W and BTP 2102W in all versions to become unresponsive and not accurately update the display content (Denial of Service).

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.08%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

65%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.08% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Phoenix contact1 product
  • btp touch panelBTP 2043W (1050387) all versions | BTP 2070W (1046666) all versions | BTP 2102W (1046667) all versions

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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