CVE-2020-6992
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CVE-2020-6992 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.7/10 on the CVSS scale. A local privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in the GE Digital CIMPLICITY HMI/SCADA product v10.0 and prior. If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an adversary to modify the system, leading to the arbitrary execution of code. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A local privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in the GE Digital CIMPLICITY HMI/SCADA product v10.0 and prior. If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an adversary to modify the system, leading to the arbitrary execution of code. This vulnerability is only exploitable if an attacker has access to an authenticated session. GE Digital CIMPLICITY v11.0, released January 2020, contains mitigation for this local privilege escalation vulnerability. GE Digital recommends all users upgrade to GE CIMPLICITY v11.0 or newer.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ge | Cimplicity | <= 10.0 |
References
- https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-098-02Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-098-02Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
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