CVE-2020-6654

DLL Hijacking

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Published Sep 30, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A DLL Hijacking vulnerability in Eaton's 9000x Programming and Configuration Software v 2.0.38 and prior allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code by replacing the required DLLs with malicious DLLs when the software try to load vci11un6.DLL and cinpl.DLL.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Eaton

9000x Programming and Configuration Software

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	≤ 2.0.38

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:eaton:9000x_programming_and_configuration_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update the software to latest version available.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-27801	A DLL Hijacking vulnerability in Eaton's 9000x Programming and Configuration Software v 2.0.38 and prior allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code by replacing the required DLLs with malicious DLLs when the software try to load vci11un6.DLL and cinpl.DLL.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.412% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/9000x-software-eaton-vulnerability-advisory.pdf

History

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Subscriptions

Eaton 9000x Programming And Configuration Software

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:10 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Eaton
Published: Sep 30, 2020, 8:36 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:10 PM
Reserved: Jan 9, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:23 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 30, 2020, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:23 AM

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