CVE-2010-2772

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-2772
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-07-22 05:43:58 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionSiemens 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-798 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Siemens Simatic Pcs 7 6.0 All All All
Application Siemens Simatic Pcs 7 6.1 All All All
Application Siemens Simatic Pcs 7 7.0 - All All
Application Siemens Simatic Pcs 7 7.0 sp1 All All
Application Siemens Simatic Pcs 7 7.1 All All All
Application Siemens Simatic Pcs 7 7.1 sp1 All All
Application Siemens Simatic Wincc 6.2 All All All
Application Siemens Simatic Wincc 7.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Siemens warns users: Don't change passwords after worm attack | Security Central - InfoWorld af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 infoworld.com Press/Media Coverage
SCADA System’s Hard-Coded Password Circulated Online for Years | Threat Level | Wired.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.wired.com Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
Wilders Security Forums - View Single Post - Rootkit.TmpHider af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.wilderssecurity.com Exploit, Issue Tracking
Experts Warn of New Windows Shortcut Flaw — Krebs on Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 krebsonsecurity.com Press/Media Coverage
Wincc Database problem - Siemens Industry IA/DT/BT Service & Support - Technical Forum (Guest) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.automation.siemens.com Broken Link
New 'weaponized' virus targets industrial secrets | Security Central - InfoWorld af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 infoworld.com Press/Media Coverage
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
News from the Lab Archive : January 2004 to September 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.f-secure.com Third Party Advisory
403 Forbidden af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.sea.siemens.com Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Siemens Industry IA/DT/BT Service&Support - Automation Service, Automation Support, Simatic Service, Simatic Support, Technical Support, Technical Consulting af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.automation.siemens.com Not Applicable
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC Undocumented Database User Account - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC Default Password Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Siemens WinCC Insecure SQL Server Authentication | CISA af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ics-cert.us-cert.gov Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
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