CVE-2020-13555
highpriority · track · 35OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.005 · 43 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An exploitable local privilege elevation vulnerability exists in the file system permissions of Advantech WebAccess/SCADA 9.0.1 installation. In COM Server Application Privilege Escalation, an attacker can either replace binary or loaded modules to execute code with NT SYSTEM privilege.
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affected products (2)
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references (5)
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13555cnnvd
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1169cnnvd
- https://www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccess/webaccessscadaPatchcnnvd
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1169enisa_euvd
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1169ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisorynvd
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