CVE-2020-7581 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting multiple Siemens industrial control system (ICS) products, including various versions of Opcenter, SIMATIC, and Soft Starter ES software. The vulnerability stems from an unquoted service path in a helper binary called with SYSTEM privileges during startup, allowing a local attacker with administrative access to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM-level privileges. Rated 6.7 (Medium) on CVSS, this flaw requires high privileges to exploit but can lead to full compromise of the affected system. There is currently no public exploit code, evidence of active exploitation, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:opcenter_execution_discrete:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:opcenter_execution_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:opcenter_execution_process:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:opcenter_intelligence:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 11.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:opcenter_quality:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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