Vulnerabilites related to B&R Industrial Automation - NET/PVI
CVE-2020-24682 (GCVE-0-2020-24682)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-02-02 07:11
Modified
2025-06-17 21:29
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
Summary
Unquoted Search Path or Element vulnerability in B&R Industrial Automation Automation Studio, B&R Industrial Automation NET/PVI allows Target Programs with Elevated Privileges.This issue affects Automation Studio: from 4.0 through 4.6, from 4.7.0 before 4.7.7 SP, from 4.8.0 before 4.8.6 SP, from 4.9.0 before 4.9.4 SP; NET/PVI: from 4.0 through 4.6, from 4.7.0 before 4.7.7, from 4.8.0 before 4.8.6, from 4.9.0 before 4.9.4.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |||||||
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| ► | B&R Industrial Automation | Automation Studio |
Version: 4.0 < Version: 4.7.0 < 4.7.7 SP Version: 4.8.0 < 4.8.6 SP Version: 4.9.0 < 4.9.4 SP |
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CVE-2020-24681 (GCVE-0-2020-24681)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-02-02 06:58
Modified
2025-05-09 17:52
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Summary
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in B&R Industrial Automation Automation Studio allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Automation Studio: from 4.6.0 through 4.6.X, from 4.7.0 before 4.7.7 SP, from 4.8.0 before 4.8.6 SP, from 4.9.0 before 4.9.4 SP.
References
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| Vendor | Product | Version | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ► | B&R Industrial Automation | Automation Studio |
Version: 4.6.0 < Version: 4.7.0 < 4.7.7 SP Version: 4.8.0 < 4.8.6 SP Version: 4.9.0 < 4.9.4 SP |
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