CVEvulnerability

CVE-2020-7581

6.7 MEDIUM Published 2020-07-14 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2020-07-14
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 Opcenter Execution Discrete (All versions < V3.2), Opcenter Execution Foundation (All versions < V3.2), Opcenter Execution Process (All versions < V3.2), Opcenter Intelligence (All versions < V3.3), Opcenter Quality (All versions < V11.3), Opcenter RD&L (V8.0), SIMATIC Notifier Server for Windows (All versions), SIMATIC PCS neo (All versions < V3.0 SP1), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V15 (All versions < V15.1 Update 5), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V16 (All versions < V16 Update 2), SIMOCODE ES V15.1 (All versions < V15.1 Update 4), SIMOCODE ES V16 (All versions < V16 Update 1), Soft Starter ES V15.1 (All versions < V15.1 Update 3), Soft Starter ES V16 (All versions < V16 Update 1). A component within the affected application calls a helper binary with SYSTEM privileges during startup while the call path is not quoted. This could allow a local attacker with administrative privileges to execute code with SYSTEM level privileges.

Affected configurations

• siemens opcenter execution discrete (< 3.2) • siemens opcenter execution foundation (< 3.2) • siemens opcenter execution process (< 3.2) • siemens opcenter intelligence • siemens opcenter quality (< 11.3) • siemens opcenter rd\&l 8.0 • siemens simatic notifier server • siemens simatic pcs neo • siemens simatic step 7 (< 16) • siemens simatic step 7 16 • siemens simocode es • siemens soft starter es

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-428 Unquoted Search Path or Element weakness

References