{"id":"CVE-2020-7581","aliases":["EUVD-2020-28706","GHSA-6pc5-ccr3-mpqp"],"status":"published","title":"A vulnerability has been identified in Opcenter Execution Discrete (All versions \u003c V3.2),...","description":"A vulnerability has been identified in Opcenter Execution Discrete (All versions \u003c V3.2), Opcenter Execution Foundation (All versions \u003c V3.2), Opcenter Execution Process (All versions \u003c V3.2), Opcenter Intelligence (All versions \u003c V3.3), Opcenter Quality (All versions \u003c V11.3), Opcenter RD\u0026L (V8.0), SIMATIC Notifier Server for Windows (All versions), SIMATIC PCS neo (All versions \u003c V3.0 SP1), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V15 (All versions \u003c V15.1 Update 5), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V16 (All versions \u003c V16 Update 2), SIMOCODE ES V15.1 (All versions \u003c V15.1 Update 4), SIMOCODE ES V16 (All versions \u003c V16 Update 1), Soft Starter ES V15.1 (All versions \u003c V15.1 Update 3), Soft Starter ES V16 (All versions \u003c 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.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":6.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"medium","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00379,"percentile":0.32208,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-428"],"published":"2020-07-14T13:18:05Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:25:03Z","products":[{"vendor":"siemens","product":"opcenter execution discrete"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"opcenter execution foundation"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"opcenter execution process"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"opcenter intelligence"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"opcenter quality"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"opcenter rd\u0026l"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"opcenter_execution_discrete"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"opcenter_execution_foundation"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"opcenter_execution_process"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"opcenter_intelligence"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"opcenter_quality"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"opcenter_rd\\\u0026l"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic notifier server for windows"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic pcs neo"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic step 7 (tia portal) v15"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic step 7 (tia portal) v16"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic_notifier_server"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic_pcs_neo"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic_step_7"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simocode es v15.1"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simocode es v16"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simocode_es"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"soft starter es v15.1"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"soft starter es v16"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"soft_starter_es"}],"references":[{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-841348.pdf","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7581"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6pc5-ccr3-mpqp"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2020-7581","description":"A vulnerability has been identified in Opcenter Execution Discrete (All versions \u003c V3.2), Opcenter Execution Foundation (All versions \u003c V3.2), Opcenter Execution Process (All versions \u003c V3.2), Opcenter Intelligence (All versions \u003c V3.3), Opcenter Quality (All versions \u003c V11.3), Opcenter RD\u0026L (V8.0), SIMATIC Notifier Server for Windows (All versions), SIMATIC PCS neo (All versions \u003c V3.0 SP1), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V15 (All versions \u003c V15.1 Update 5), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V16 (All versions \u003c V16 Update 2), SIMOCODE ES V15.1 (All versions \u003c V15.1 Update 4), SIMOCODE ES V16 (All versions \u003c V16 Update 1), Soft Starter ES V15.1 (All versions \u003c V15.1 Update 3), Soft Starter ES V16 (All versions \u003c 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.","status":"published","published":"2020-07-14T13:18:05Z","modified":"2024-08-04T09:33:19.617Z","cwes":["CWE-428"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:58.331892Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2020-28706","description":"A vulnerability has been identified in Opcenter Execution Discrete (All versions \u003c V3.2), Opcenter Execution Foundation (All versions \u003c V3.2), Opcenter Execution Process (All versions \u003c V3.2), Opcenter Intelligence (All versions \u003c V3.3), Opcenter Quality (All versions \u003c V11.3), Opcenter RD\u0026L (V8.0), SIMATIC Notifier Server for Windows (All versions), SIMATIC PCS neo (All versions \u003c V3.0 SP1), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V15 (All versions \u003c V15.1 Update 5), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V16 (All versions \u003c V16 Update 2), SIMOCODE ES V15.1 (All versions \u003c V15.1 Update 4), SIMOCODE ES V16 (All versions \u003c V16 Update 1), Soft Starter ES V15.1 (All versions \u003c V15.1 Update 3), Soft Starter ES V16 (All versions \u003c 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.","status":"published","published":"2020-07-14T13:18:05Z","modified":"2024-08-04T09:33:19Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T03:07:59.603443Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-6pc5-ccr3-mpqp","title":"A vulnerability has been identified in Opcenter Execution Discrete (All versions \u003c V3.2),...","description":"A vulnerability has been identified in Opcenter Execution Discrete (All versions \u003c V3.2), Opcenter Execution Foundation (All versions \u003c V3.2), Opcenter Execution Process (All versions \u003c V3.2), Opcenter Intelligence (All versions), Opcenter Quality (All versions \u003c V11.3), Opcenter RD\u0026L (V8.0), SIMATIC Notifier Server for Windows (All versions), SIMATIC PCS neo (All versions), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V15 (All versions), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V16 (All versions \u003c V16 Update 2), SIMOCODE ES (All versions), Soft Starter ES (All versions). A component within the affected application calls a helper binary with SYSTEM privileges during startup while the call path is not quoted.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-24T17:22:54Z","modified":"2023-01-29T05:03:09Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-428"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:45:15.626641Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2020-7581","description":"A vulnerability has been identified in Opcenter Execution Discrete (All versions \u003c V3.2), Opcenter Execution Foundation (All versions \u003c V3.2), Opcenter Execution Process (All versions \u003c V3.2), Opcenter Intelligence (All versions \u003c V3.3), Opcenter Quality (All versions \u003c V11.3), Opcenter RD\u0026L (V8.0), SIMATIC Notifier Server for Windows (All versions), SIMATIC PCS neo (All versions \u003c V3.0 SP1), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V15 (All versions \u003c V15.1 Update 5), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V16 (All versions \u003c V16 Update 2), SIMOCODE ES V15.1 (All versions \u003c V15.1 Update 4), SIMOCODE ES V16 (All versions \u003c V16 Update 1), Soft Starter ES V15.1 (All versions \u003c V15.1 Update 3), Soft Starter ES V16 (All versions \u003c 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.","status":"published","published":"2020-07-14T14:15:18.587Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:25:03.57Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":7.2,"vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-428"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:06:09.126752Z"}]}}