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CVE-2020-7580

Affected software8 products, listed below
Severity6.7 Medium CVSS 3.1 2 scores
WeaknessCWE-428
Published10 Jun 2020
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC Automation Tool (All versions < V4 SP2), SIMATIC NET PC Software V14 (All versions < V14 SP1 Update 14), SIMATIC NET PC Software V15 (All versions), SIMATIC NET PC Software V16 (All versions < V16 Upd3), SIMATIC PCS neo (All versions < V3.0 SP1), SIMATIC ProSave (All versions < V17), SIMATIC S7-1500 Software Controller (All versions < V21.8), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V13 (All versions < V13 SP2 Update 4), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V14 (All versions < V14 SP1 Update 10), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V15 (All versions < V15.1 Update 5), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V16 (All versions < V16 Update 2), SIMATIC STEP 7 V5 (All versions < V5.6 SP2 HF3), SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.16 (All versions < V3.16 P018), SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.17 (All versions < V3.17 P003), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Advanced (All versions < V16 Update 2), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional V13 (All versions < V13 SP2 Update 4), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional V14 (All versions < V14 SP1 Update 10), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional V15 (All versions < V15.1 Update 5), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional V16 (All versions < V16 Update 2), SIMATIC WinCC V7.4 (All versions < V7.4 SP1 Update 14), SIMATIC WinCC V7.5 (All versions < V7.5 SP1 Update 3), SINAMICS STARTER (All Versions < V5.4 HF2), SINAMICS Startdrive (All Versions < V16 Update 3), SINEC NMS (All versions < V1.0 SP2), SINEMA Server (All versions < V14 SP3), SINUMERIK ONE virtual (All Versions < V6.14), SINUMERIK Operate (All Versions < V6.14). A common component used by the affected applications regularly calls a helper binary with SYSTEM privileges while the call path is not quoted. This could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with SYTEM privileges.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 6 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 0.46% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

  • Protection none
  • Action not pursued none
  • Review automated Upstream data
  • Record active
Decided by The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached
Finding This CVE names only products the Waratek agent cannot be installed into (siemens/sinec_network_management_system). They ship as sealed appliance images or as native code with no application JVM, so there is no start-up line to add -javaagent to. The vulnerability may well be a Java one; it is permanently out of ARMR's reach rather than outside its subject.

CVSS

6.7 MEDIUM v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.1 6.7 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H NVD Primary published
CVSS 2.0 7.2 none AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

17 products, 44 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd siemens simatic automatic tool generic any version
nvd siemens simatic net pc generic 16 · < 16 · 16:update1
nvd siemens simatic pcs 7 generic any version
nvd siemens simatic pcs neo generic any version
nvd siemens simatic prosave generic any version
nvd siemens simatic s7-1500 software controller generic < 21.8
nvd siemens simatic step 7 generic 5.6 · < 5.6 · 5.6:sp1 · 5.6:sp2 · 5.6:sp2_hotfix1 · ≥ 13 and ≤ 16
nvd siemens simatic wincc generic 7.4 · < 7.4 · 7.4:sp1 · 7.4:sp1_update1 · 7.4:sp1_update2 · 7.4:sp1_update3 · 7.4:sp1_update4 · 7.4:sp1_update5 · 7.4:sp1_update6 · 7.4:sp1_update7 · 7.4:sp1_update8 · 7.4:sp1_update9 · 7.4:sp1_update10 · 7.4:sp1_update11 · 7.4:sp1_update12 · 7.4:sp1_update13 · 7.5 · 7.5:sp1 · 7.5:sp1_update1 · 7.5:sp1_update2
nvd siemens simatic wincc open architecture generic 3.16 · 3.17
nvd siemens simatic wincc runtime advanced generic any version
nvd siemens simatic wincc runtime professional generic ≥ 13 and ≤ 16
nvd siemens sinamics startdrive generic any version
nvd siemens sinamics starter commissioning tool generic any version
nvd siemens sinec network management system generic any version
nvd siemens sinema server generic any version
nvd siemens sinumerik one virtual generic any version
nvd siemens sinumerik operate generic any version

References

URLTags
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-312271.pdf Vendor Advisory
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-161-04 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource

Timeline

Published2020-06-10By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.