CVE-2020-6987
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn Moxa PT-7528 series firmware, Version 4.0 or lower, and PT-7828 series firmware, Version 3.9 or lower, the affected products use a weak cryptographic algorithm, which may allow confidential information to be disclosed.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe PT-7528 (firmware v4.0 and below) and PT-7828 (firmware v3.9 and below) series industrial Ethernet switches use a weak cryptographic algorithm in their firmware, which allows attackers to potentially decrypt confidential information transmitted or stored on the device.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 4.0<= 4.0<= 4.0<= 4.0<= 4.0<= 4.0<= 4.0<= 4.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the device modelAccess the switch CLI or web interface and retrieve the exact model name (e.g., PT-7528 24TX HV, PT-7828 series)Affected if The model is a PT-7528 or PT-7828 series industrial Ethernet switch
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Check firmware versionUse the command 'show version' in CLI or check System > Firmware Info in web interface to retrieve the installed firmware versionAffected if Firmware version is 4.0 or lower for PT-7528 series, or 3.9 or lower for PT-7828 series
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Confirm vulnerable firmware is in useCross-reference the identified firmware version against the affected version ranges listed for the specific hardware variantAffected if The installed firmware version falls within the <=4.0 (PT-7528) or <=3.9 (PT-7828) range
You are affected if you have a PT-7528 series switch running firmware version 4.0 or lower, or a PT-7828 series switch running firmware version 3.9 or lower.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade firmware to version 4.1 or higher for PT-7528 series and version 3.10 or higher for PT-7828 series. If upgrading is not immediately feasible, ensure network segmentation and monitor for unauthorized access attempts.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2020-6987 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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