ICSA-20-161-04: Siemens SIMATIC, SINAMICS, SINEC, SINEMA, SINUMERIK (Update J)
CISA advisory · released 2020-06-09
Source record Collected from CISA's CSAF advisory feed
- Distribution label in the document: TLP:WHITE
- Revision 12, 2022-12-13 (final)
CISA's summary
Summary: Several industrial products as listed below contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with SYTEM privileges. Siemens has released updates for the affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions.
Products, as the advisory lists them
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Siemens | SIMATIC Automation Tool | <V4_SP2 |
| Siemens | SIMATIC NET PC Software V14 | <V14_SP1_Update_14 |
| Siemens | SIMATIC NET PC Software V15 | vers:all/* |
| Siemens | SIMATIC NET PC Software V16 | <V16_Upd3 |
| Siemens | SIMATIC PCS neo | <V3.0_SP1 |
| Siemens | SIMATIC ProSave | <V17 |
| Siemens | SIMATIC S7-1500 Software Controller | <V21.8 |
| Siemens | SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V13 | <V13_SP2_Update_4 |
| Siemens | SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V14 | <V14_SP1_Update_10 |
| Siemens | SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V15 | <V15.1_Update_5 |
| Siemens | SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V16 | <V16_Update_2 |
| Siemens | SIMATIC STEP 7 V5 | <V5.6_SP2_HF3 |
| Siemens | SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.16 | <V3.16_P018 |
| Siemens | SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.17 | <V3.17_P003 |
| Siemens | SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Advanced | <V16_Update_2 |
| Siemens | SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional V13 | <V13_SP2_Update_4 |
| Siemens | SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional V14 | <V14_SP1_Update_10 |
| Siemens | SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional V15 | <V15.1_Update_5 |
| Siemens | SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional V16 | <V16_Update_2 |
| Siemens | SIMATIC WinCC V7.4 | <V7.4_SP1_Update_14 |
| Siemens | SIMATIC WinCC V7.5 | <V7.5_SP1_Update_3 |
| Siemens | SINAMICS Startdrive | <V16_Update_3 |
| Siemens | SINAMICS STARTER | <V5.4_HF2 |
| Siemens | SINEC NMS | <V1.0_SP2 |
| Siemens | SINEMA Server | <V14_SP3 |
| Siemens | SINUMERIK ONE virtual | <V6.14 |
| Siemens | SINUMERIK Operate | <V6.14 |
DeSpy has not checked any unit, hardware revision or firmware.
Vulnerabilities in this advisory
- CVE-2020-7580 — CVE-2020-7580 · CWE-428
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.
Acknowledgments, as the advisory lists them
- Siemens ProductCERT: reporting this vulnerability to CISA.
- INCIBE: coordination efforts
- Ander Martinez, Titanium Industrial Security: reporting the vulnerability
The advisory's legal notice
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Sources
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