Is CVE-2020-6992 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2020-6992 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2020-6992 be exploited remotely?

No. CVE-2020-6992 requires local access to exploit.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-6992?

CVE-2020-6992 has a CVSS score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).

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MEDIUM

CVE-2020-6992

CWE-269Published: April 15, 2020· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

6.7

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

A local privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in the GE Digital CIMPLICITY HMI/SCADA product v10.0 and prior. If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an adversary to modify the system, leading to the arbitrary execution of code. This vulnerability is only exploitable if an attacker has access to an authenticated session. GE Digital CIMPLICITY v11.0, released January 2020, contains mitigation for this local privilege escalation vulnerability. GE Digital recommends all users upgrade to GE CIMPLICITY v11.0 or newer.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2020-6992 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires high privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 6.7.