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CVE-2014-4686

Published: Jul 24, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
6.8CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.1%
Top 39.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

simatic pcs7siemens
On-prem
Enterprise Software / collaboration-groupware
winccsiemens
On-premDesktop App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
n/an/a
SIMATIC WinCCSiemens AG
On-premDesktop App
ICS / OT / IoT / industrial-network
siemenscommercialDEEnterprise Softwareaka siemens ag
siemens agcommercialDEEnterprise Softwareaka siemens

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.siemens.com/innovation/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-214365.pdf
siemens.com
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/109481
osvdb.org
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2014-4686
cve.mitre.org
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Timeline

Published
Jul 24, 2014
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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