CVE-2020-7581 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2020-7581

A vulnerability has been identified in Opcenter Execution Discrete (All...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Opcenter Execution Discrete, Opcenter Execution Foundation, Opcenter Execution Process, Opcenter Intelligence, Opcenter Quality, Opcenter RD&L, SIMATIC Notifier Server for Windows, SIMATIC PCS neo, SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V15, SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V16, SIMOCODE ES V15.1, SIMOCODE ES V16, Soft Starter ES V15.1, Soft Starter ES V16
Vulnerable Versions:
All versions < V3.2, All versions < V3.3, All versions < V11.3, V8.0, All versions, All versions < V3.0 SP1, All versions < V15.1 Update 5, All versions < V16 Update 2, All versions < V15.1 Update 4, All versions < V16 Update 1, All versions < V15.1 Update 3

Timeline

Official Publish: July 14th, 2020
Last Modified: August 4th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)