CVE-2010-2772
Siemens Simatic WinCC and PCS 7 SCADA system uses a hard-coded password, which allows local users...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2010-2772- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2010-2772- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-2776 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2010-2776- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q89m-g397-f55p
Siemens Simatic WinCC and PCS 7 SCADA system uses a hard-coded password, which allows local users...
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.
- Record
GHSA-q89m-g397-f55p- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-2772 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Siemens Simatic Wincc, published July 22, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.55%, the 46th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60587
infoworld.com/d/security-central/siemens-warns-users-dont-change-passwords-after-worm-attack-915?sourcefssr
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&c
ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-205-01
f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001987.html
automation.siemens.com/forum/guests/PostShow.aspx?PostID=16127&16127&Language=en&PageIndex=1
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vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1893
secunia.com/advisories/40682
krebsonsecurity.com/2010/07/experts-warn-of-new-windows-shortcut-flaw
sea.siemens.com/us/News/Industrial/Pages/WinCC_Update.aspx
securityfocus.com/bid/41753
wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=1712134&postcount=22
wired.com/threatlevel/2010/07/siemens-scada
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2772
github.com/advisories/GHSA-q89m-g397-f55p