Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU27554

Insecure DLL loading in EcoStruxure IT Gateway and jSerialComm - CVE-2020-10626

Published: May 6, 2020 / Updated: May 11, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU27554

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10626

CWE-ID: CWE-427

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to the application loads DLL libraries in an insecure manner. A local user can place a specially crafted .dll file into a temporary directory on the system and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.

Note: This vulnerability affects the following EcoStruxure IT Gateway versions:

Versions 1.5.x, 1.6.x, 1.7.x

Affected software

EcoStruxure IT Gateway
jSerialComm

How to mitigate CVE-2020-10626

Install updates from vendor's website.

EcoStruxure IT Gateway - update to 1.8.1
jSerialComm - update to 2.3.0

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