VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-4686

CVSS score6.8 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.09%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-07-24
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

The Project administration application in Siemens SIMATIC WinCC before 7.3, as used in PCS7 and other products, has a hardcoded encryption key, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by extracting this key from another product installation and then employing this key during the sniffing of network traffic on TCP port 1030.

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