THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2014-8551
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2014-8551

Simatic Pcs 7 vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
5.3%
EPSS pct
92th
Exploited
No known
The WinCC server in Siemens SIMATIC WinCC 7.0 through SP3, 7.2 before Update 9, and 7.3 before Update 2; SIMATIC PCS 7 7.1 through SP4, 8.0 through SP2, and 8.1; and TIA Portal 13 before Update 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets.
Affected vendor
Siemens
Affected product
Simatic Pcs 7
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2014-11-26

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 5.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2014-8551

  • Confirm whether Siemens Simatic Pcs 7 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2014-8551.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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