CVEvulnerability
CVE-2020-7580
6.7 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2020-06-10
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 6.7 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-428
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC Automation Tool (All versions < V4 SP2), SIMATIC NET PC Software V14 (All versions < V14 SP1 Update 14), SIMATIC NET PC Software V15 (All versions), SIMATIC NET PC Software V16 (All versions < V16 Upd3), SIMATIC PCS neo (All versions < V3.0 SP1), SIMATIC ProSave (All versions < V17), SIMATIC S7-1500 Software Controller (All versions < V21.8), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V13 (All versions < V13 SP2 Update 4), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V14 (All versions < V14 SP1 Update 10), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V15 (All versions < V15.1 Update 5), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V16 (All versions < V16 Update 2), SIMATIC STEP 7 V5 (All versions < V5.6 SP2 HF3), SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.16 (All versions < V3.16 P018), SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.17 (All versions < V3.17 P003), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Advanced (All versions < V16 Update 2), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional V13 (All versions < V13 SP2 Update 4), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional V14 (All versions < V14 SP1 Update 10), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional V15 (All versions < V15.1 Update 5), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional V16 (All versions < V16 Update 2), SIMATIC WinCC V7.4 (All versions < V7.4 SP1 Update 14), SIMATIC WinCC V7.5 (All versions < V7.5 SP1 Update 3), SINAMICS STARTER (All Versions < V5.4 HF2), SINAMICS Startdrive (All Versions < V16 Update 3), SINEC NMS (All versions < V1.0 SP2), SINEMA Server (All versions < V14 SP3), SINUMERIK ONE virtual (All Versions < V6.14), SINUMERIK Operate (All Versions < V6.14). A common component used by the affected applications regularly calls a helper binary with SYSTEM privileges while the call path is not quoted. This could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with SYTEM privileges.
Affected configurations
• siemens simatic automatic tool
• siemens simatic net pc (< 16)
• siemens simatic net pc 16
• siemens simatic pcs 7
• siemens simatic pcs neo
• siemens simatic prosave
• siemens simatic s7-1500 software controller (< 21.8)
• siemens simatic step 7 (< 5.6)
• siemens simatic step 7 (>= 13 <= 16)
• siemens simatic step 7 5.6
• siemens simatic wincc (< 7.4)
• siemens simatic wincc 7.4
• siemens simatic wincc 7.5
• siemens simatic wincc open architecture 3.16
• siemens simatic wincc open architecture 3.17
• siemens simatic wincc runtime advanced
• siemens simatic wincc runtime professional (>= 13 <= 16)
• siemens sinamics startdrive
• siemens sinamics starter commissioning tool
• siemens sinec network management system
• siemens sinema server
• siemens sinumerik one virtual
• siemens sinumerik operate
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-428 Unquoted Search Path or Element weakness
References
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-312271.pdf Vendor Advisory
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-161-04 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-312271.pdf Vendor Advisory
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-161-04 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource