SSA-914026: Local Code Execution Vulnerability in SIMATIC WinCC V7
SIMATIC WinCC V7 is affected by a vulnerability that could allow a local attacker to inject arbitrary code and escalate privileges, if a non-default installation path was chosen during installation. Siemens has released an update for SIMATIC WinCC and recommends to update to the latest version.
describes (1)
Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-30897US | high7.8 | — | ||
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC WinCC (All versions < V7.5.2.13). Affected applications fail to set proper access rights for their installation folder if a non-defau… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- SSA-914026: Local Code Execution Vulnerability in SIMATIC WinCC V7 - CSAF Versionself
- SSA-914026: Local Code Execution Vulnerability in SIMATIC WinCC V7 - HTML Versionself
- SSA-914026: Local Code Execution Vulnerability in SIMATIC WinCC V7 - PDF Versionself
- SSA-914026: Local Code Execution Vulnerability in SIMATIC WinCC V7 - TXT Versionself
remediations (2)
- MitigationSIMATIC WinCC
After installation to a non-default folder, ensure that the access permissions of that folder are equal to the permissions of the Program Files folder
- FixedSIMATIC WinCC
Update to V7.5.2.13 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109793460/
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