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CVE-2020-28392 json

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMARIS configuration (All versions < V4.0.1).

published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-20851

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 22%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMARIS configuration (All versions < V4.0.1). During installation to default target folder, incorrect permissions are configured for the application folder and subfolders which could allow an attacker to gain persistence or potentially escalate privileges should a user with elevated credentials log onto the machine.

Patch / fix

  • siemens simaris_configuration 4.0.1

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

cisa ICSA-21-040-08 updated cvss 4.4

Siemens SIMARIS Configuration (Update A)

From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Siemens SIMARIS configuration

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions

References

Sources

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