A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC WinCC OA Operator iOS App (All versions <…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-311.
Summary
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC WinCC OA Operator iOS App (All versions < V1.4). Insufficient protection of sensitive information (e.g. session key for accessing server) in Siemens WinCC OA Operator iOS app could allow an attacker with physical access to the mobile device to read unencrypted data from the app's directory. Siemens provides mitigations to resolve the security issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA SIMATIC WinCC OA Operator iOS App (Siemens AG) Fixed in V1.4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-4847
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-99fm-5qxm-cg7x
References
Sources
- CVE-2018-4847 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-4847 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-99fm-5qxm-cg7x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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