CVE-2014-4685
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC Privilege Escalation
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC before 7.3, as used in PCS7 and other products, allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging weak system-object access control.
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC anterior a 7.3, utilizado en PCS7 y otros productos, permite a usuarios locales ganar privilegios mediante el aprovechamiento de controles débiles del acceso a objetos de sistema.
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC versions prior to 7.3 suffer from unauthenticated access, privilege escalation, and hard-coded encryption key vulnerabilities.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2014-06-28 CVE Reserved
- 2014-07-24 CVE Published
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CAPEC
References (1)
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Siemens Search vendor "Siemens" | Simatic Pcs7 Search vendor "Siemens" for product "Simatic Pcs7" | <= 8.0 Search vendor "Siemens" for product "Simatic Pcs7" and version " <= 8.0" | sp1 |
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| Siemens Search vendor "Siemens" | Simatic Pcs7 Search vendor "Siemens" for product "Simatic Pcs7" | 7.1 Search vendor "Siemens" for product "Simatic Pcs7" and version "7.1" | sp3 |
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| Siemens Search vendor "Siemens" | Simatic Pcs7 Search vendor "Siemens" for product "Simatic Pcs7" | 8.0 Search vendor "Siemens" for product "Simatic Pcs7" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Siemens Search vendor "Siemens" | Wincc Search vendor "Siemens" for product "Wincc" | <= 7.2 Search vendor "Siemens" for product "Wincc" and version " <= 7.2" | - |
Affected
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| Siemens Search vendor "Siemens" | Wincc Search vendor "Siemens" for product "Wincc" | 5.0 Search vendor "Siemens" for product "Wincc" and version "5.0" | - |
Affected
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| Siemens Search vendor "Siemens" | Wincc Search vendor "Siemens" for product "Wincc" | 5.0 Search vendor "Siemens" for product "Wincc" and version "5.0" | sp1 |
Affected
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| Siemens Search vendor "Siemens" | Wincc Search vendor "Siemens" for product "Wincc" | 6.0 Search vendor "Siemens" for product "Wincc" and version "6.0" | - |
Affected
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| Siemens Search vendor "Siemens" | Wincc Search vendor "Siemens" for product "Wincc" | 6.0 Search vendor "Siemens" for product "Wincc" and version "6.0" | sp2 |
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| Siemens Search vendor "Siemens" | Wincc Search vendor "Siemens" for product "Wincc" | 6.0 Search vendor "Siemens" for product "Wincc" and version "6.0" | sp3 |
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| Siemens Search vendor "Siemens" | Wincc Search vendor "Siemens" for product "Wincc" | 6.0 Search vendor "Siemens" for product "Wincc" and version "6.0" | sp4 |
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| Siemens Search vendor "Siemens" | Wincc Search vendor "Siemens" for product "Wincc" | 7.0 Search vendor "Siemens" for product "Wincc" and version "7.0" | - |
Affected
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| Siemens Search vendor "Siemens" | Wincc Search vendor "Siemens" for product "Wincc" | 7.0 Search vendor "Siemens" for product "Wincc" and version "7.0" | sp1 |
Affected
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| Siemens Search vendor "Siemens" | Wincc Search vendor "Siemens" for product "Wincc" | 7.0 Search vendor "Siemens" for product "Wincc" and version "7.0" | sp2 |
Affected
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| Siemens Search vendor "Siemens" | Wincc Search vendor "Siemens" for product "Wincc" | 7.0 Search vendor "Siemens" for product "Wincc" and version "7.0" | sp3 |
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| Siemens Search vendor "Siemens" | Wincc Search vendor "Siemens" for product "Wincc" | 7.1 Search vendor "Siemens" for product "Wincc" and version "7.1" | - |
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| Siemens Search vendor "Siemens" | Wincc Search vendor "Siemens" for product "Wincc" | 7.1 Search vendor "Siemens" for product "Wincc" and version "7.1" | sp1 |
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