Description
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.0 (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.1 (All versions < V9.1 SP1), SIMATIC WinCC V15 and earlier (All versions < V15 SP1 Update 7), SIMATIC WinCC V16 (All versions < V16 Update 5), SIMATIC WinCC V17 (All versions < V17 Update 2), SIMATIC WinCC V17 (All versions <= V17 Update 4), SIMATIC WinCC V7.4 (All versions < V7.4 SP1 Update 19), SIMATIC WinCC V7.5 (All versions < V7.5 SP2 Update 6). The affected component stores the credentials of a local system account in a potentially publicly accessible project file using an outdated cipher algorithm. An attacker may use this to brute force the credentials and take over the system.
Affected products
- Siemens / SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2All versions – All versions
- Siemens / SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.0All versions – All versions
- Siemens / SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.1All versions < V9.1 SP1 – All versions < V9.1 SP1
- Siemens / SIMATIC WinCC V15 and earlierAll versions < V15 SP1 Update 7 – All versions < V15 SP1 Update 7
- Siemens / SIMATIC WinCC V16All versions < V16 Update 5 – All versions < V16 Update 5
- Siemens / SIMATIC WinCC V17All versions < V17 Update 2 – All versions < V17 Update 2
- Siemens / SIMATIC WinCC V17All versions <= V17 Update 4 – All versions <= V17 Update 4
- Siemens / SIMATIC WinCC V7.4All versions < V7.4 SP1 Update 19 – All versions < V7.4 SP1 Update 19
- Siemens / SIMATIC WinCC V7.5All versions < V7.5 SP2 Update 6 – All versions < V7.5 SP2 Update 6