CVE-2020-13552 Privilege escalation in Advantech
Local attackers can escalate privileges to SYSTEM by replacing binaries in the Advantech WebAccess/SCADA installation directory due to insecure file permissions.
- 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-2020-13552?
CVE-2020-13552 is a high-severity vulnerability in Advantech, published on 17 Feb 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An exploitable local privilege elevation vulnerability exists in the file system permissions of Advantech WebAccess/SCADA 9.0.1 installation. In privilege escalation via multiple service executables in installation folder of WebAccess, an attacker can either replace binary or loaded modules to execute code with NT SYSTEM privilege.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-13552?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Advantech Webaccess\/Scada.
How do I fix CVE-2020-13552?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-13552 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-13552 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13552 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Advantech
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x6wj-ww64-ph44.