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CVE-2020-13552: 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 executable...
CVE-2020-13552 · published 5 years ago
Summary
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 execu...
What to do
The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| advantech | webaccess\/scada |
9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:advantech:webaccess\/scada:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Original advisory text
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 executable...
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.
References
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1169 Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
Internet-facing
14 days
Internal
At next upgrade
- Not known to be exploited
- Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
- Gives an attacker full control (estimated)
Type
CWE-276Incorrect Default Permissions
Timeline
Published17 Feb 2021
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2020-13552 · NVD
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