Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Eaton's Secure Connect mobile app v1.7.3 and earlier may write login credentials into Android logcat during account creation or registration. If someone with high local privileges, physical access, or a malicious app can read those logs, they could obtain credentials and monitor or control the account and connected devices.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted confidentiality risk, not an internet-scale emergency. Prioritize users managing sensitive connected devices, rotate potentially exposed credentials, and align remediation with Eaton guidance.
Technical view
The issue is information exposure through log files, mapped to CWE-200 and CWE-532. CVSS 3.1 is 3.8 low, with physical attack vector, high complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, and high confidentiality impact only. The bundle does not provide patch details.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to users of Eaton Secure Connect Mobile App v1.7.3 and prior, especially on devices where local log access is possible through privileged access, device compromise, or an unauthorized local user.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not report active exploitation, and CISA KEV status is false. Exploitation requires difficult local conditions, but successful access could disclose credentials and enable account and device control.
Researcher notes
Available evidence identifies credential logging during account creation or registration. The bundle does not include proof-of-concept details, exploit telemetry, fixed-version text, or platform-specific log access assumptions beyond the CVSS vector and description.
Mitigation direction
- Check Eaton's advisory for the fixed version or vendor-recommended remediation.
- Upgrade or remove vulnerable Secure Connect Mobile App installations where possible.
- Rotate credentials for accounts created or registered using affected app versions.
- Review account and associated device activity for unauthorized access.
- Limit untrusted apps and privileged local access on managed mobile devices.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Secure Connect Mobile App versions across managed and user devices.
- Identify accounts created or registered with version 1.7.3 or earlier.
- Review vendor advisory details before deciding remediation completeness.
- Assess affected devices for compromise, rooting, or unauthorized local access risk.
- Confirm credentials are no longer exposed in logs after vendor-approved remediation.
Public sources used
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CWE-200: Information exposure and cloud metadata lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupCWE-532: Exact CWE lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupCVE-2020-6653 mapping review
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Low
- CVSS
- 3.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N0.23.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
3.8LowVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/Eaton-vulnerability-advisory-secure-connect-mobile-app.pdfCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.