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CVE-2020-27738

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  • Published2021-04-22
  • WeaknessCWE-119 · CWE-788

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Description

A vulnerability has been identified in APOGEE PXC Compact (BACnet) (All versions < V3.5.5), APOGEE PXC Compact (P2 Ethernet) (All versions < V2.8.20), APOGEE PXC Modular (BACnet) (All versions < V3.5.5), APOGEE PXC Modular (P2 Ethernet) (All versions < V2.8.20), Nucleus NET (All versions), Nucleus ReadyStart V3 (All versions < V2017.02.3), Nucleus ReadyStart V4 (All versions < V4.1.0), Nucleus Source Code (Versions including affected DNS modules), SIMOTICS CONNECT 400 (All versions < V0.5.0.0), TALON TC Compact (BACnet) (All versions < V3.5.5), TALON TC Modular (BACnet) (All versions < V3.5.5). The DNS domain name record decompression functionality does not properly validate the pointer offset values. The parsing of malformed responses could result in a read access past the end of an allocated structure. An attacker with a privileged position in the network could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service condition.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2021-04-2221:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Siemens nucleus net
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published
Siemens nucleus readystart v3
BranchAffectedFixed in
2017.2< 2017.02.32017.02.3
Siemens nucleus readystart v4
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.1< 4.1.04.1.0

2 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Vendor advisories

  • ICSA-22-349-16 CISA6 known affected

    Siemens APOGEE and TALON

    APOGEE PXC Compact (BACnet) · APOGEE PXC Compact (P2 Ethernet) · APOGEE PXC Modular (BACnet) · +3 more

  • ICSA-21-103-13 CISA1 known affected

    Siemens SIMOTICS CONNECT 400 (Update A)

    SIMOTICS CONNECT 400

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Vendor fix CISA ICSA-22-349-16 · 2 productsUpdate to V2.8.20 or later version
  2. Vendor fix CISA ICSA-22-349-16 · 4 productsUpdate to V3.5.5 or later version
  3. Vendor fix CISA ICSA-21-103-13 · 1 productUpdate to V0.5.0.0 or later version

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CNACVSS 3.16.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.4read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.05.8read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-788read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-119read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score3.7 %2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Published
2021-04-22
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-27738?

A vulnerability has been identified in APOGEE PXC Compact (BACnet) (All versions < V3.5.5), APOGEE PXC Compact (P2 Ethernet) (All versions < V2.8.20), APOGEE PXC Modular (BACnet) (All versions < V3.5.5), APOGEE PXC Modular (P2 Ethernet) (All versions < V2.8.20), Nucleus NET (All versions), Nucleus ReadyStart V3 (All versions < V2017.02.3), Nucleus ReadyStart V4 (All versions < V4.1.0), Nucleus Source Code (Versions including affected DNS modules), SIMOTICS CONNECT 400 (All versions < V0.5.0.0), TALON TC Compact (BACnet) (All versions < V3.5.5), TALON TC Modular (BACnet) (All versions < V3.5.5). The DNS domain name record decompression functionality does not properly validate the pointer offset values. The parsing of malformed responses could result in a read access past the end of an allocated structure. An attacker with a privileged position in the network could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service condition.

Is CVE-2020-27738 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-27738 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 3.7% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-27738?

CVE-2020-27738 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.4 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

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