Insufficiently protected credentials in AVEVA Wonderware System Platform
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-522Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure, Privilege escalation
- 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-522 and CWE-269.
Summary
AVEVA Wonderware System Platform 2017 Update 2 and prior uses an ArchestrA network user account for authentication of system processes and inter-node communications. A user with low privileges could make use of an API to obtain the credentials for this account.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01339 71st 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVEVA | Wonderware System Platform | 2017 Update 2 and prior | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Wonderware System Platform VendorAVEVA Affected 2017 Update 2 and prior Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:aveva:wonderware_system_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2017 | Vulnerable | AVEVA |
| cpe:2.3:a:aveva:wonderware_system_platform:2017:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2017 | Vulnerable | AVEVA |
| cpe:2.3:a:aveva:wonderware_system_platform:2017:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2017 update_1 | Vulnerable | AVEVA |
| cpe:2.3:a:aveva:wonderware_system_platform:2017:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2017 update_2 | Vulnerable | AVEVA |
- cpe:2.3:a:aveva:wonderware_system_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2017 Vulnerable ·AVEVA
- cpe:2.3:a:aveva:wonderware_system_platform:2017:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2017 Vulnerable ·AVEVA
- cpe:2.3:a:aveva:wonderware_system_platform:2017:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2017 update_1 Vulnerable ·AVEVA
- cpe:2.3:a:aveva:wonderware_system_platform:2017:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2017 update_2 Vulnerable ·AVEVA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-6525
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rrgq-q24f-79wv
References
Sources
- CVE-2019-6525 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-6525 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rrgq-q24f-79wv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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