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CVE-2020-7586

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 and earlier (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.0 (All versions < V9.0 SP3), SIMATIC PDM (All versions < V9.2), SIMATIC STEP 7 V5.X (All versi...

Published: Jun 10, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafCWE-122
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 67.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Multiple SIMATIC Software products are affected by two vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to manipulate project files that may lead to Remote Code Execution or Denial-of-Service attacks. Siemens has released updates to some of the affected products and recommends that customers update to the latest version. Siemens is preparing further updates and recommends specific workarounds and mitigations until patches are available.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-122CWE-787

Affected Products

SIMATIC STEP 7Siemens AG
On-prem
Enterprise Software / collaboration-groupware
SINAMICS STARTERSiemens AG
On-prem
Enterprise Software / collaboration-groupware
SIMATIC PCS 7Siemens AG
On-prem
Enterprise Software
SIMATIC PDMSiemens AG
On-prem
Enterprise Software / collaboration-groupware
simatic pcs 7siemens
On-prem
Enterprise Software / collaboration-groupware
siemens agcommercialDEEnterprise Softwareaka siemens
siemenscommercialDEEnterprise Softwareaka siemens ag
and 8 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/csaf/ssa-689942.json
cert-portal.siemens.com
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/txt/ssa-689942.txt
cert-portal.siemens.com
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-689942.pdf
cert-portal.siemens.com
and 16 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jun 10, 2020
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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