{"id":"CVE-2020-7585","aliases":["EUVD-2020-28710","GHSA-g9x4-j57r-q497"],"status":"published","title":"A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS 7 (All versions), SIMATIC PDM (All versions),...","description":"A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 and earlier (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.0 (All versions \u003c V9.0 SP3), SIMATIC PDM (All versions \u003c V9.2), SIMATIC STEP 7 V5.X (All versions \u003c V5.6 SP2 HF3), SINAMICS STARTER (containing STEP 7 OEM version) (All versions \u003c 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.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00452,"percentile":0.3953,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-427"],"published":"2020-06-10T16:23:39Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:25:03Z","products":[{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic pcs 7 v8.2 and earlier"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic pcs 7 v9.0"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic pdm"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic step 7 v5.x"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic_pcs_7"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic_process_device_manager"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic_step_7"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"sinamics starter (containing step 7 oem version)"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"sinamics_starter"}],"references":[{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-689942.pdf","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-161-05","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"]},{"url":"https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-161-05","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7585"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g9x4-j57r-q497"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2020-7585","description":"A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 and earlier (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.0 (All versions \u003c V9.0 SP3), SIMATIC PDM (All versions \u003c V9.2), SIMATIC STEP 7 V5.X (All versions \u003c V5.6 SP2 HF3), SINAMICS STARTER (containing STEP 7 OEM version) (All versions \u003c 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.","status":"published","published":"2020-06-10T16:23:39Z","modified":"2024-08-04T09:33:19.945Z","cwes":["CWE-427"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:58.787905Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2020-28710","description":"A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 and earlier (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.0 (All versions \u003c V9.0 SP3), SIMATIC PDM (All versions \u003c V9.2), SIMATIC STEP 7 V5.X (All versions \u003c V5.6 SP2 HF3), SINAMICS STARTER (containing STEP 7 OEM version) (All versions \u003c 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.","status":"published","published":"2020-06-10T16:23:39Z","modified":"2024-08-04T09:33:19Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T03:07:59.603443Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-g9x4-j57r-q497","title":"A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS 7 (All versions), SIMATIC PDM (All versions),...","description":"A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS 7 (All versions), SIMATIC PDM (All versions), SIMATIC STEP 7 V5.X (All versions \u003c V5.6 SP2 HF3), SINAMICS STARTER (containing STEP 7 OEM version) (All versions \u003c V5.4 HF1). 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.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-24T17:20:09Z","modified":"2023-01-29T05:02:58Z","cwes":["CWE-427"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:45:12.832224Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2020-7585","description":"A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 and earlier (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.0 (All versions \u003c V9.0 SP3), SIMATIC PDM (All versions \u003c V9.2), SIMATIC STEP 7 V5.X (All versions \u003c V5.6 SP2 HF3), SINAMICS STARTER (containing STEP 7 OEM version) (All versions \u003c 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.","status":"published","published":"2020-06-10T17:15:12.457Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:25:03.96Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":4.6,"vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-427"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:06:05.962132Z"}]}}