DLL Hijacking Vulnerability in SIMATIC Products by Siemens
CVE-2020-7585

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Siemens
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 June 2020

Summary

A vulnerability exists in various versions of SIMATIC products by Siemens, allowing local attackers to exploit DLL Hijacking. This security flaw enables attackers with local access to execute code with elevated privileges, potentially compromising system availability and exposing sensitive information. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires no user interaction, as long as the attacker has user privileges on the affected systems. Proper patch management and security measures are essential to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

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

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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