CVE-2010-2772

high

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60587

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/07/siemens-scada/

http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001987.html

http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-205-01

https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/threat-encyclopedia/web-attack/54/stuxnet-malware-targets-scada-systems

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2010-2776

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=1712134&postcount=22

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1893

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41753

http://www.sea.siemens.com/us/News/Industrial/Pages/WinCC_Update.aspx

http://www.automation.siemens.com/forum/guests/PostShow.aspx?PostID=16127&16127&Language=en&PageIndex=1

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

http://secunia.com/advisories/40682

http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/07/experts-warn-of-new-windows-shortcut-flaw/

http://infoworld.com/d/security-central/siemens-warns-users-dont-change-passwords-after-worm-attack-915?sourcefssr

http://infoworld.com/d/security-central/new-weaponized-virus-targets-industrial-secrets-725

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2010-07-22

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0055