CVE-2020-7583

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-08-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-285

Description

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.

Affected products

Siemens AG Automation License Manager 5: from 5.0.0 before 6.0.8 — fixed in 6.0.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Siemens AG Automation License Manager 5 6.0.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-388646.pdf
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-388646.pdf

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