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TI-2014-03858 Aliases CVE-2014-4686GHSA-rfm5-4c4m-2vcc

The Project administration application in Siemens SIMATIC WinCC before 7.3, as used in…

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Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The Project administration application in Siemens SIMATIC WinCC before 7.3, as used in PCS7 and other products, has a hardcoded encryption key, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by extracting this key from another product installation and then employing this key during the sniffing of network traffic on TCP port 1030.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01087 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 · 16

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 8.0VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs7:7.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1 sp3VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs7:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 7.2VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:5.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0 sp1VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:6.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0 sp2VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:6.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0 sp3VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:6.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0 sp4VulnerableSiemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs7:7.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 sp3 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs7:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.2 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:5.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 sp1 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:6.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 sp2 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:6.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 sp3 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:6.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 sp4 Vulnerable ·Siemens
Show 6 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:7.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 sp1VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:7.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 sp2VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:7.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 sp3VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:7.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1 sp1VulnerableSiemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:7.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 sp1 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:7.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 sp2 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:7.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 sp3 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc: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-2014-4686
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rfm5-4c4m-2vcc

References

Advisory 1

  • 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-2017-08864 An XXE vulnerability has been identified in OPC Foundation UA .NET Sample Code before… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2013-03460 The login implementation in the Web Navigator in Siemens WinCC before 7.2 Update 1, as… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2012-02631 SQL injection vulnerability in WebNavigator in Siemens WinCC 7.0 SP3 and earlier, as used… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2013-03459 SQL injection vulnerability in the login screen in the Web Navigator in Siemens WinCC… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2013-00565 Buffer overflow in the RegReader ActiveX control in Siemens WinCC before 7.2, as used in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
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Sources

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