What is CVE-2020-10048?

CVE-2020-10048 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens Simatic Pcs 7, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-02-09.

How severe is CVE-2020-10048?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Siemens Simatic Pcs 7

CVE-2020-10048

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS 7 (All versions), SIMATIC WinCC (All versions < V7.5 SP2). Due to an insecure password verification process, an attacker could bypass the password protection set on protected files, thus b…

EPSS: 0.003 (25.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Siemens Simatic Pcs 7 — versions All versions
Siemens Simatic_pcs_7
Siemens Simatic Wincc — versions All versions < V7.5 SP2
Siemens Simatic_wincc — versions 7.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

productcert@siemens.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-10048?: CVE-2020-10048 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens Simatic Pcs 7, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-02-09.
How severe is CVE-2020-10048?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.