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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-14505 · published 15 July 2020

CVE-2020-14505: Advantech iview command injection vulnerability

Advantech · Iview

Advantech iView, versions 5.6 and prior, has an improper neutralization of special elements used in a command (“command injection”) vulnerability. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to send a HTTP GET or POST request that creates a command string without any validation. The attacker may then remotely execute code.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 7.0% · top 6.0% CWE-77 · Command injectionCWE-74 · Injection
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 7.5
7.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Advantech iView, versions 5.6 and prior, has an improper neutralization of special elements used in a command (“command injection”) vulnerability. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to send a HTTP GET or POST request that creates a command string without any validation. The attacker may then remotely execute code.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-196-01 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-831/ Third Party Advisory
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-196-01 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-831/ Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-14505), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.