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high 7.8

CVE-2020-10056 json

A vulnerability has been identified in License Management Utility (LMU) (All versions < V2.4).

published 2020-09-09 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-2521

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 30%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in License Management Utility (LMU) (All versions < V2.4). The lmgrd service of the affected application is executed with local SYSTEM privileges on the server while its configuration can be modified by local users. The vulnerability could allow a local authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the server with local SYSTEM privileges.

Patch / fix

  • siemens license_management_utility 2.4

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

cisa ICSA-20-252-03 updated cvss 7.8

Siemens License Management Utility

Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Siemens AG License Management Utility (LMU)

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References

Sources

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