CVE-2010-2772 describes a critical vulnerability in Siemens Simatic WinCC and PCS 7 SCADA systems, where a hard-coded password allows local users to access the back-end database and escalate privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this flaw has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but grants high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. This vulnerability was notably exploited in the wild by the Stuxnet worm in July 2010, indicating its real-world impact despite no public exploit code or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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