EPSON Printers Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CVE-2020-6091)

critical Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 505072

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

An exploitable authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the ESPON Web Control functionality of Epson EB-1470Ui MAIN: 98009273ESWWV107 MAIN2: 8X7325WWV303. A specially crafted series of HTTP requests can cause authentication bypass resulting in information disclosure. An attacker can send an HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

See Also

https://epson.com/support/wa00907

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1011

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 505072

File Name: tenable_ot_epson_CVE-2020-6091.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 2/5/2026

Updated: 2/6/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-6091

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:epson:eb-1470ui_firmware:-

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/EPSON

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/22/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/22/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-6091

CWE: 287, 288