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
Published Jul 22, 2010
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.55%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 6.2
- 7.0
Configuration 2
- 6.0
- 6.1
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.1
- 7.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.55% (0.00550) | 43.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.55% (0.00550) | 41.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00089) | 23.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00092) | 41.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00092) | 39.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 14, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00092) | 37.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-205-01 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://infoworld.com/d/security-central/new-weaponized-virus-targets-industrial-secrets-725 x_refsource_MISCPress/Media Coverage
- http://infoworld.com/d/security-central/siemens-warns-users-dont-change-passwords-after-worm-attack-915?sourcefssr x_refsource_MISCPress/Media Coverage
- http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/07/experts-warn-of-new-windows-shortcut-flaw/ x_refsource_MISCPress/Media Coverage
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40682 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- 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 x_refsource_CONFIRMNot Applicable
- http://www.automation.siemens.com/forum/guests/PostShow.aspx?PostID=16127&16127&Language=en&PageIndex=1 x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001987.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- http://www.sea.siemens.com/us/News/Industrial/Pages/WinCC_Update.aspx x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41753 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1893 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
- http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=1712134&postcount=22 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue Tracking
- http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/07/siemens-scada/ x_refsource_MISCPress/Media CoverageThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60587 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Change history (0)
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