Vulnerability in Siemens Simatic_pcs_7
CVE-2010-2772
Siemens Simatic WinCC and PCS 7 SCADA system uses a hard-coded password, which allows local users to access a back-end database and gain privileges, as demonstrated in the wild in July 2010 by the Stuxnet worm, a different vulnerability th…
EPSS: 0.003 (51.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Siemens Simatic_pcs_7 — versions 7.0, 6.0, 6.1
- Siemens Simatic_wincc — versions 7.0, 6.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- simatic-wincc-default-password(60587) (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Press/Media Coverage)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Not Applicable)
- cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_MISC, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
- ADV-2010-1893 (vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- 40682 (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Press/Media Coverage)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-2772?
- CVE-2010-2772 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Simatic_pcs_7, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2010-07-22.
- How severe is CVE-2010-2772?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2010-2772 known to be exploited?
- 11 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.