CVE-2020-7580: Siemens SIMATIC Automatic Tool

Medium severity, CVSS 6.7. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

Siemens SIMATIC Automatic Tool: any version
Siemens SIMATIC Net Pc: before 16 (fixed in 16); version 16 only
Siemens SIMATIC Pcs 7: any version
Siemens SIMATIC Pcs Neo: any version
Siemens SIMATIC Prosave: any version
Siemens SIMATIC s7-1500 Software Controller: before 21.8 (fixed in 21.8)
Siemens SIMATIC Step 7: before 5.6 (fixed in 5.6); from 13, up to and including 16; version 5.6 only
Siemens SIMATIC Wincc: before 7.4 (fixed in 7.4); version 7.4 only; version 7.5 only
Siemens SIMATIC Wincc Open Architecture: version 3.16 only; version 3.17 only
Siemens SIMATIC Wincc Runtime Advanced: any version
Siemens SIMATIC Wincc Runtime Professional: from 13, up to and including 16
Siemens Sinamics Startdrive: any version
Siemens Sinamics Starter Commissioning Tool: any version
Siemens Sinec Network Management System: any version
Siemens Sinema Server: any version
Siemens Sinumerik One Virtual: any version
Siemens Sinumerik Operate: any version

Published 2020-06-10. Last modified 2026-06-17.