{"id":"CVE-2020-7585","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-7585","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T01:41:31.582Z","title":"A vulnerability has been identified in 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), SIMATIC STEP 7 V5.X (All versions < V5.6 SP2 HF3), SINAMICS STARTER (containing STEP 7…","description":"A vulnerability has been identified in 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), SIMATIC STEP 7 V5.X (All versions < V5.6 SP2 HF3), SINAMICS STARTER (containing STEP 7 OEM version) (All versions < 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.","published":"2020-06-10T17:15:12.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:25:04.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"productcert@siemens.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-427"],"affected":["siemens/simatic pcs 7","siemens/simatic process device manager","siemens/simatic step 7","siemens/sinamics starter"],"epss":{"score":0.00452,"percentile":0.39024,"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":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.45%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-689942.pdf","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"productcert@siemens.com"},{"url":"https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-161-05","source":"productcert@siemens.com"},{"url":"https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-161-05","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"productcert@siemens.com"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-689942.pdf","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-161-05","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-161-05","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7585","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."}