CVE-2010-2772

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.

• CWE-798

• http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-205-01Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• http://infoworld.com/d/security-central/new-weaponized-virus-targets-industrial-secrets-725Press/Media Coverage
• http://infoworld.com/d/security-central/siemens-warns-users-dont-change-passwords-after-worm-attack-915?sourcefssrPress/Media Coverage
• http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/07/experts-warn-of-new-windows-shortcut-flaw/Press/Media Coverage
• http://secunia.com/advisories/40682Broken Link
• 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&cNot Applicable
• http://www.automation.siemens.com/forum/guests/PostShow.aspx?PostID=16127&16127&Language=en&PageIndex=1Broken Link
• http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001987.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.sea.siemens.com/us/News/Industrial/Pages/WinCC_Update.aspxBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41753Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1893Broken Link
• http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=1712134&postcount=22Exploit, Issue Tracking
• http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/07/siemens-scada/Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60587Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-205-01Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• http://infoworld.com/d/security-central/new-weaponized-virus-targets-industrial-secrets-725Press/Media Coverage
• http://infoworld.com/d/security-central/siemens-warns-users-dont-change-passwords-after-worm-attack-915?sourcefssrPress/Media Coverage
• http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/07/experts-warn-of-new-windows-shortcut-flaw/Press/Media Coverage
• http://secunia.com/advisories/40682Broken Link
• 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&cNot Applicable
• http://www.automation.siemens.com/forum/guests/PostShow.aspx?PostID=16127&16127&Language=en&PageIndex=1Broken Link
• http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001987.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.sea.siemens.com/us/News/Industrial/Pages/WinCC_Update.aspxBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41753Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1893Broken Link
• http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=1712134&postcount=22Exploit, Issue Tracking
• http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/07/siemens-scada/Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60587Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Published

Jul 22, 2010

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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