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CVE-2020-27254 — Emerson X-Stream Enhanced Xegp Firmware security vulnerability

High CVSS 7.5

Emerson Rosemount X-STREAM Gas AnalyzerX-STREAM enhanced XEGP, XEGK, XEFD, XEXF – all revisions, The affected products are vulnerable to improper authentication for accessing log and backup data, which could allow an attacker with a specially crafted URL to obtain access to sensitive information.

Severity
High
CVSS
7.5 (3.1)
Published
2020-12-21
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
operating-system
Weaknesses
CWE-287

Affected products

  • emerson / x-stream_enhanced_xegp_firmware
  • emerson / x-stream_enhanced_xegk_firmware
  • emerson / x-stream_enhanced_xefd_firmware
  • emerson / x-stream_enhanced_xexf_firmware

Matched remediation archetype

Authentication bypass and missing authentication

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Check exposure

  • Map every affected endpoint and protocol path, including alternate ports, legacy routes, recovery flows, service accounts, and machine-to-machine access.
  • Confirm which deployments enable the affected authentication mode and whether the interface is reachable from untrusted networks.
  • Review session, token, credential, and proxy trust configuration without attempting account takeover.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the supported fix and centralize fail-closed authentication before protected request handling.
  • Remove default or embedded credentials, rotate affected secrets and sessions, and bind authentication decisions to the intended audience and channel.
  • Add negative tests for alternate routes, malformed or absent credentials, recovery flows, and proxy-derived identity.

Authoritative sources

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