What is CVE-2019-6572?

CVE-2019-6572 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Siemens Simatic Hmi Comfort Outdoor Panels, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2019-05-14.

How severe is CVE-2019-6572?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Siemens Simatic Hmi Comfort Outdoor Panels

CVE-2019-6572

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels 4" - 22" (All versions < V15.1 Update 1), SIMATIC HMI Comfort Outdoor Panels 7" & 15" (All versions < V15.1 Update 1), SIMATIC HMI KTP Mobile Panels KTP400F, KTP700, KTP700F, KTP900 und KTP900F (All versions < V15.1 Update 1), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Advanced (All versions < V15.1 Update 1), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional (All versions < V15.1 Update 1), SIMATIC WinCC (TIA Portal) (All versions < V15.1 Update 1), SIMATIC HMI Classic Devices (TP/MP/OP/MP Mobile Panel) (All versions). The affected device offered SNMP read and write capacities with a publicly know hardcoded community string. The security vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker with network access to the affected device. Successful exploitation requires no system privileges and no user interaction. An attacker could use the vulnerability to compromise confidentiality and integrity of the affected system. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2019-05-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.027 (85.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-21.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-804486.pdf (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/108412 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/ICSA-19-134-09 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-6572?: CVE-2019-6572 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Siemens Simatic Hmi Comfort Outdoor Panels, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2019-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2019-6572?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.