Description
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric Modbus Serial Driver (see security notification for versions) which could cause local privilege escalation when the Modbus Serial Driver service is invoked. The driver does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:LAttack VectorLocal
AC:HAttack ComplexityHigh
PR:LPrivileges RequiredLow
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:CScopeChanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:HIntegrityHigh
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
schneider-electric
commercial·FRaka schneider electric se
Schneider Electric
commercial·FRaka schneider-electric
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
Attack Graph
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MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique Privilege Escalation
References
https://www.se.com/ww/en/download/document/SEVD-2020-224-01/
se.com
https://www.se.com/ww/en/download/document/SEVD-2020-224-01/
se.com
https://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_enDocType=Technical+leaflet&p_File_Name=SEVD_2020-224-01_Modbus_Serial_Driver_Security_Notification.pdf&p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2020-224-01
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