CVE-2020-7523 is an Improper Privilege Management vulnerability affecting Schneider Electric Modbus Serial Driver and Modbus Driver Suite. This flaw allows for local privilege escalation when the driver service is invoked, due to improper handling of user privileges. Rated 7.8 HIGH on CVSS, an attacker with low privileges can achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with high attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 14.15.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:modbus_driver_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.20_ie_30CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:modbus_serial_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* | ||
< 3.20_ie_30CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:modbus_serial_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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