CVE-2020-37143

ProficySCADA for iOS 5.0.25920 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by manipulating the password input field. Attackers can overwrite the password field with 257 bytes of repeated characters to trigger an application crash and prevent successful authentication.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://download.cnet.com/proficyscada/3000-2064_4-75728256.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48236
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/proficyscada-for-ios-password-denial-of-service

Configurations

No configuration.

History

05 Feb 2026, 17:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-02-05 17:16

Updated : 2026-02-05 20:47

NVD link : CVE-2020-37143

Mitre link : CVE-2020-37143

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-37143

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

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