Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-6992
A local privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in the GE Digital CIMPLICITY HMI/SCADA product v10.0 and prior. If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an adversary to modify the system, leading to the arbitrary execution of code. This vulnerability is only exploitable if an attacker has access to an authenticated session. GE Digital CIMPLICITY v11.0, released January 2020, contains mitigation for this local privilege escalation vulnerability. GE Digital recommends all users upgrade to GE CIMPLICITY v11.0 or newer.
Vulnerability category: Gain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2020-6992
- cpe:2.3:a:ge:cimplicity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-6992
0.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 12 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-6992
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.6
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
3.9
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6.4
|
NIST | |
|
6.7
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
0.8
|
5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-6992
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The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.Assigned by:
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (Secondary)
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2020-6992
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https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-098-02
GE Digital CIMPLICITY | CISAThird Party Advisory;US Government Resource
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