CVE-2017-6871 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC WinCC Sm@rtClient for Android and its Lite version, affecting all versions prior to V1.0.2.2. An attacker with physical access to an unlocked mobile device running the vulnerable application could bypass its authentication mechanism. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3.0 score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating that physical access is required, but it could lead to high confidentiality impact and low integrity and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_sm\@rtclient:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* | ||
<= 1.0.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_sm\@rtclient_lite:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.