CVE-2020-6992

Privilege escalation via systemwide configuration modification

Published Apr 15, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Local privilege escalation in GE Digital CIMPLICITY 10.0 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code. GE Digital has not published the affected component or the operation that improperly permits systemwide CIMPLICITY configuration changes. An authenticated session with high privileges is required, and successful exploitation can alter configuration and execute code at higher privilege.

CVSS severity6.0
Medium
EPSS probability0.39%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Local privilege escalation in GE Digital CIMPLICITY 10.0 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code. GE Digital has not published the affected component or the operation that improperly permits systemwide CIMPLICITY configuration changes. An authenticated session with high privileges is required, and successful exploitation can alter configuration and execute code at higher privilege.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-6992
Published
Apr 15, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
GE Digital
Product
CIMPLICITY
Classifications
CWE-269, T1548
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 15, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=v10.0 and prior

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

GE Digital · CIMPLICITYversion=v10.0 and prior

Published CVSS scores

4.6NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
6.0CISACVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
6.7NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
T1548Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

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