FKIE_CVE-2020-7583

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2020-08-14 16:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:25
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
A vulnerability has been identified in Automation License Manager 5 (All versions), Automation License Manager 6 (All versions < V6.0.8). The application does not properly validate the users' privileges when executing some operations, which could allow a user with low permissions to arbitrary modify files that should be protected against writing.
References
productcert@siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-388646.pdfPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-388646.pdfPatch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
siemens automation_license_manager *
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