What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-26508?

CVE-2020-26508 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.1%.

Oce Colorwave 3500 Firmware CVE-2020-26508

CRITICAL

Insufficiently Protected Credentials (CWE-522)

2020-11-16 cve@mitre.org

Information Disclosure Oce Colorwave 3500 Firmware

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 16, 2020 - 19:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

AnalysisAI

The WebTools component on Canon Oce ColorWave 3500 5.1.1.0 devices allows attackers to retrieve stored SMB credentials via the export feature, even though these are intentionally inaccessible in the. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Insufficiently Protected Credentials (CWE-522), which allows attackers to obtain user credentials due to weak protection mechanisms. The WebTools component on Canon Oce ColorWave 3500 5.1.1.0 devices allows attackers to retrieve stored SMB credentials via the export feature, even though these are intentionally inaccessible in the UI. Affected products include: Canon Oce Colorwave 3500 Firmware.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Hash passwords with strong algorithms (bcrypt, argon2), encrypt credentials in transit and at rest, never log credentials.