CVE•Published 2020-08-26•Modified 2026-09-10•1 article on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2020-14498Hms-networks · Ecatcher
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.6
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
86
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 14% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
HMS Industrial Networks AB eCatcher all versions prior to 6.5.5 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, which may allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code.
Timeline
Published 2020-08-26
Modified 2026-09-10
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2020-14498Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Hms-networks Ecatcher"All exposed Hms-networks Ecatcher instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Ecatcher"HTTP body or banner mentions "Ecatcher" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2020-14498Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2020-14498Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2020-14498Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2020-14498GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2020-14498" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.