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High severity · published Jul 22, 2010
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…
7.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 46% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SP
Simatic Pcs 7 · Siemens
6.0; 6.1; 7.0; 7.0; 7.1; 7.1 · source: NVD
SW
Simatic Wincc · Siemens
6.2; 7.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
SP
Simatic Pcs 7
Siemens
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2772
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2772
Third Party Advisory
http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-205-01
Press/Media Coverage
http://infoworld.com/d/security-central/new-weaponized-virus-targets-industrial-secrets-725
Press/Media Coverage
http://infoworld.com/d/security-central/siemens-warns-users-dont-change-passwords-after-worm-attack-915?sourcefssr
Press/Media Coverage
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/07/experts-warn-of-new-windows-shortcut-flaw/
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/40682
Not Applicable
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
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