CVE-2015-1602
Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) 12 and 13 before 13 SP1 Upd1 improperly stores password data...
Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) 12 and 13 before 13 SP1 Upd1 improperly stores password data within project files, which makes it easier for local users to determine cleartext (1) protection-level passwords or (2) web-server passwords by leveraging the ability to read these files.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) 12 and 13 before 13 SP1 Upd1 improperly stores password data within project files, which makes it easier for local users to determine cleartext (1) protection-level passwords or (2) web-server passwords by leveraging the ability to read these files.
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CVE-2015-1602- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) 12 and 13 before 13 SP1 Upd1 improperly stores password data within project files, which makes it easier for local users to determine cleartext (1) protection-level passwords or (2) web-server passwords by leveraging the ability to read these files.
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CVE-2015-1602- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-1733 No score
Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) 12 and 13 before 13 SP1 Upd1 improperly stores password data within project files, which makes it easier for local users to determine cleartext (1) protection-level passwords or (2) web-server passwords by leveraging the ability to read these files.
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EUVD-2015-1733- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xrc4-pj8p-r2hh No score
Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) 12 and 13 before 13 SP1 Upd1 improperly stores password data...
Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) 12 and 13 before 13 SP1 Upd1 improperly stores password data within project files, which makes it easier for local users to determine cleartext (1) protection-level passwords or (2) web-server passwords by leveraging the ability to read these files.
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GHSA-xrc4-pj8p-r2hh- Weakness
- CWE-200
- 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-2015-1602 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Siemens Simatic Step 7, published April 6, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.