CVE-2020-24681 (GCVE-0-2020-24681)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-02-02 06:58
Modified
2025-05-09 17:52
Severity ?
8.2 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
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Impacted products
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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Version: 4.7.0   < 4.7.7
Version: 4.8.0   < 4.8.6
Version: 4.9.0   < 4.9.4
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