CVE-2020-8704

MEDIUM
6.4
CVSS Score
Published: June 9, 2021 at 06:47 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:26 AM UTC
25 products affected across 2 vendorsSIMATIC ITP1000 FirmwareSIMATIC IPC477E FirmwareSIMATIC Field Pg M5 Firmware

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Severity
MEDIUM6.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

Race condition in a subsystem in the Intel(R) LMS versions before 2039.1.0.0 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2039.1.0.0
Affected range stops below 2039.1.0.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versions
siemens-simatic-field-pg-m5 (same device)
All versions
siemens-simatic-field-pg-m6 (same device)
All versions
siemens-simatic-ipc427e (same device)
All versions
siemens-simatic-ipc477e (same device)
All versions
siemens-simatic-ipc477e-pro (same device)
All versions
siemens-simatic-ipc527g (same device)
All versions
siemens-simatic-ipc547g (same device)
v < 25.02.10
Affected range stops below 25.02.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
siemens-simatic-ipc627e (same device)
v < 25.02.10
Affected range stops below 25.02.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
siemens-simatic-ipc647e (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-362

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