Vulnerability · Published Sep 16, 2020 · Assigned by icscert

CVE-2020-14515

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in CodeMeter. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 58% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 42.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

CodeMeter (All versions prior to 6.90 when using CmActLicense update files with CmActLicense Firm Code) has an issue in the license-file signature checking mechanism, which allows attackers to build arbitrary license files, including forging a valid license file as if it were a valid license file of an existing vendor. Only CmActLicense update files with CmActLicense Firm Code are affected.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	CodeMeter	All versions prior to 6.90 when using CmActLicense update files with CmActLicense Firm Code.

Weakness: CWE-347

References

https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-203-01 x_refsource_MISC