CVE-2020-6971 — In Emerson ValveLink v12.0.264 to v13.4.118, a vulnerability in the ValveLink software may allow a local, unprivileged, trusted insider to escalate privileges due to insecure configuration parameters

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HIGH

In Emerson ValveLink v12.0.264 to v13.4.118, a vulnerability in the ValveLink software may allow a local, unprivileged, trusted insider to escalate privileges due to insecure configuration parameters

Published Mar 5, 2020

7.8

HIGH

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.28%

Description

In Emerson ValveLink v12.0.264 to v13.4.118, a vulnerability in the ValveLink software may allow a local, unprivileged, trusted insider to escalate privileges due to insecure configuration parameters.

Affected products

Vendor n/a Product Emerson ValveLink Default
n/a
- Version
  v12.0.264 to v13.4.118
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

n/a

Emerson ValveLink

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
v12.0.264 to v13.4.118	affected	-

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.28% 0.00278

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00278

Score over time

2021–2026

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Percentile over time

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Table of values (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.28% (0.00278)	18.33th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Sep 20, 2026	0.28% (0.00278)	20.53th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jul 20, 2024	0.04% (0.00044)	10.76th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 20, 2024	0.04% (0.00044)	10.47th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00044)	8.45th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00885)	27.89th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Jan 6, 2022	1.84% (0.01840)	47.32th	v1
Jan 5, 2022	0.42% (0.00416)	26.65th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Apr 14, 2021	0.42% (0.00416)	0.00th	v1