CVE-2020-10056 Privilege escalation in License Management Utility (LMU)
A local authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary commands with SYSTEM privileges due to insecure configuration permissions in the License Management Utility.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-10056?
CVE-2020-10056 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens AG License Management Utility (LMU), published on 9 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability has been identified in License Management Utility (LMU) (All versions < V2.4). The lmgrd service of the affected application is executed with local SYSTEM privileges on the server while its configuration can be modified by local users. The vulnerability could allow a local authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the server with local SYSTEM privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10056?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Siemens License Management Utility.
How do I fix CVE-2020-10056?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-10056 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-10056 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10056 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wq4m-fcxw-965v.