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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…
High7.8EPSS 0.55%
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Description
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 than CVE-2010-2568.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.55% · top 54% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (14)
- simatic-wincc-default-password(60587) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://infoworld.com/d/security-central/siemens-warns-users-dont-change-passwords-after-worm-attack-915?sourcefssr (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/llisapi.dll?func=cslib.csinfo&lang=en&objid=43876783&caller=viewhttp://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/llisapi.dll?func=cslib.csinfo&lang=en&objid=43876783&c (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-205-01 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001987.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.automation.siemens.com/forum/guests/PostShow.aspx?PostID=16127&16127&Language=en&PageIndex=1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- ADV-2010-1893 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 40682 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/07/experts-warn-of-new-windows-shortcut-flaw/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.sea.siemens.com/us/News/Industrial/Pages/WinCC_Update.aspx (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 41753 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://infoworld.com/d/security-central/new-weaponized-virus-targets-industrial-secrets-725 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=1712134&postcount=22 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/07/siemens-scada/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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