7.8
HIGH
CVE-2020-7523
Schneider Electric Modbus Serial Driver Unprivileged Actor Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric Modbus Serial Driver (see security notification for versions) which could cause local privilege escalation when the Modbus Serial Driver service is invoked. The driver does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 31, 2020, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 4, 2021, 2:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

1.1
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-7523 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-7523 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Schneider-electric modbus_serial_driver
2 Schneider-electric modbus_driver_suite
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-7523.

URL Resource
https://www.se.com/ww/en/download/document/SEVD-2020-224-01/ Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-7523 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jun. 04, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:schneider_electric:modbus_serial_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* versions from (excluding) 2.20_ie_30 OR *cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:modbus_serial_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* versions from (excluding) 2.20_ie_30
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jun. 04, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:schneider_electric:modbus_serial_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* versions from (excluding) 3.20_ie_30 OR *cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:modbus_serial_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* versions from (excluding) 3.20_ie_30
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jun. 04, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:schneider_electric:modbus_driver_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 14.15.0.0 OR *cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:modbus_driver_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 14.15.0.0
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.se.com/ww/en/download/document/SEVD-2020-224-01/ No Types Assigned https://www.se.com/ww/en/download/document/SEVD-2020-224-01/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:schneider_electric:modbus_driver_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.15.0.0 *cpe:2.3:a:schneider_electric:modbus_serial_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* versions up to (excluding) 2.20_ie_30 *cpe:2.3:a:schneider_electric:modbus_serial_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* versions up to (excluding) 3.20_ie_30
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-7523 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

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