01 Record
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.55% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 45.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2010-07-22 10:00Z16 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 02:46Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2010-07-21
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-798Use of Hard-coded CredentialsBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 6a48fa48e847939355821f716cacc1e7326b85e6b9273a2ba45e2cfd260a4cb6
05 Affected products
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comsimatic-wincc-default-password(60587)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60587
- infoworld.comhttp://infoworld.com/d/security-central/siemens-warns-users-dont-change-passwords-after-worm-attack-915?sourcefssr
- support.automation.siemens.comhttp://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
- ics-cert.us-cert.govhttp://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-205-01
- www.f-secure.comhttp://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001987.html
- www.automation.siemens.comhttp://www.automation.siemens.com/forum/guests/PostShow.aspx?PostID=16127&16127&Language=en&PageIndex=1
- www.vupen.comADV-2010-1893http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1893
- secunia.com40682http://secunia.com/advisories/40682
- krebsonsecurity.comhttp://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/07/experts-warn-of-new-windows-shortcut-flaw/
- www.sea.siemens.comhttp://www.sea.siemens.com/us/News/Industrial/Pages/WinCC_Update.aspx
- www.securityfocus.com41753http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41753
- infoworld.comhttp://infoworld.com/d/security-central/new-weaponized-virus-targets-industrial-secrets-725
- www.wilderssecurity.comhttp://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=1712134&postcount=22
- www.wired.comhttp://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/07/siemens-scada/