CVE-2020-37143 ProficySCADA for iOS 5.0.25920 - 'Password' Denial of Service
Attackers can crash the ProficySCADA iOS application by sending oversized password input, preventing legitimate users from authenticating.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-37143?
CVE-2020-37143 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in GE Intelligent Platforms, Inc. ProficySCADA for iOS, published on 5 Feb 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
ProficySCADA for iOS 5.0.25920 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by manipulating the password input field. Attackers can overwrite the password field with 257 bytes of repeated characters to trigger an application crash and prevent successful authentication.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-37143?
How do I fix CVE-2020-37143?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-37143 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2020-37143 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-37143 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mww4-fjrj-9q3m.