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TI-2010-02656 Aliases CVE-2010-2772GHSA-q89m-g397-f55p

Siemens Simatic WinCC and PCS 7 SCADA system uses a hard-coded password, which allows…

Priority LOW 35CWE-798Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0055 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 8

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:7.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 sp1VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:7.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1 sp1VulnerableSiemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:7.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 sp1 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:7.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 sp1 Vulnerable ·Siemens

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-2772
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q89m-g397-f55p

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 4

Other 6

  • TI-2014-07026 The WinCC server in Siemens SIMATIC WinCC 7.0 through SP3, 7.2 before Update 9, and 7.3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2019-08143 Missing authentication in Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0 and earlier CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-11164 Code injection in Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-17429 Path traversal in Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2019-08139 A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0 and earlier (All versions)… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-08137 SQL injection in Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0 and earlier CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
See all 24 →

Sources

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