CVE-2020-7585

HIGH

Siemens Simatic Pcs 7 < 5.6 - Uncontrolled Search Path

Title source: rule

Description

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 versions < V5.6 SP2 HF3), SINAMICS STARTER (containing STEP 7 OEM version) (All versions < V5.4 HF2). A DLL Hijacking vulnerability could allow a local attacker to execute code with elevated privileges. The security vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker with local access to the affected systems. Successful exploitation requires user privileges but no user interaction. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to compromise the availability of the system as well as to have access to confidential information.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0009
EPSS Percentile 25.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-427
Status published

Affected Products (9)

siemens/simatic_pcs_7
siemens/simatic_process_device_manager
siemens/simatic_step_7 < 5.6
siemens/simatic_step_7
siemens/simatic_step_7
siemens/simatic_step_7
siemens/simatic_step_7
siemens/sinamics_starter < 5.4
siemens/sinamics_starter

Timeline

Published Jun 10, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026