{"id":"CVE-2020-7581","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-7581","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T23:29:51.773Z","title":"A vulnerability has been identified in Opcenter Execution Discrete (All versions < V3.2), Opcenter Execution Foundation (All versions < V3.2), Opcenter Execution Process (All versions < V3.2), Opcenter Intelligence (All versions < V3.3), Opcenter…","description":"A vulnerability has been identified in Opcenter Execution Discrete (All versions < V3.2), Opcenter Execution Foundation (All versions < V3.2), Opcenter Execution Process (All versions < V3.2), Opcenter Intelligence (All versions < V3.3), Opcenter Quality (All versions < V11.3), Opcenter RD&L (V8.0), SIMATIC Notifier Server for Windows (All versions), SIMATIC PCS neo (All versions < V3.0 SP1), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V15 (All versions < V15.1 Update 5), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V16 (All versions < V16 Update 2), SIMOCODE ES V15.1 (All versions < V15.1 Update 4), SIMOCODE ES V16 (All versions < V16 Update 1), Soft Starter ES V15.1 (All versions < V15.1 Update 3), Soft Starter ES V16 (All versions < 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.","published":"2020-07-14T14:15:19.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:25:04.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"productcert@siemens.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":6.7,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-428"],"affected":["siemens/opcenter execution discrete","siemens/opcenter execution foundation","siemens/opcenter execution process","siemens/opcenter intelligence","siemens/opcenter quality","siemens/opcenter rd\\&l","siemens/simatic notifier server","siemens/simatic pcs neo","siemens/simatic step 7","siemens/simocode es","siemens/soft starter es"],"epss":{"score":0.00379,"percentile":0.31691,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.38%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-841348.pdf","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"productcert@siemens.com"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-841348.pdf","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7581","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}