CVE-2021-40363

lowpriority · track · 31OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.002 · 5 %ileDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.16% (5th) EPSS
CVSS 2.1 · low
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55 products
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Who says so?
5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisa_csaf_ot

EPSS · scored 2026-10-22

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.0 (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.1 (All versions < V9.1 SP1), SIMATIC WinCC V15 and earlier (All versions < V15 SP1 Update 7), SIMATIC WinCC V16 (All versions < V16 Update 5), SIMATIC WinCC V17 (All versions < V17 Update 2), SIMATIC WinCC V17 (All versions <= V17 Update 4), SIMATIC WinCC V7.4 (All versions < V7.4 SP1 Update 19), SIMATIC WinCC V7.5 (All versions < V7.5 SP2 Update 6). The affected component stores the credentials of a local system account in a potentially publicly accessible project file using an outdated cipher algorithm. An attacker may use this to brute force the credentials and take over the system.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 2.1–7.8

v2.02.1lowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 2.9
v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9
v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · CISA US
v3.15.5mediumAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Siemens ProductCERT DE
v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-312USCWE-326USCWE-538USCWE-538USCWE-538USCWE-538US
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affected products (55)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • SSA-914168SSA-914168: Multiple Vulnerabilities in SIMATIC WinCC Affecting Other SIMATIC Software Products2022-02-08csaf · siemens_psirtDE

    Multiple vulnerabilities were found in SIMATIC WinCC that ultimately could allow attackers to retrieve and brute force password hashes and access other systems. Siemens has released updates for several affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions. Siemens is preparing further updates and recommends specific countermeasures for products where updates are not, or not yet available.

  • ICSA-22-041-02Siemens SIMATIC WinCC and PCS2022-02-08icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    Multiple vulnerabilities were found in SIMATIC WinCC that ultimately could allow attackers to retrieve and brute force password hashes and access other systems. Siemens has released updates for several affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions. Siemens is preparing further updates and recommends specific countermeasures for products where updates are not, or not yet available.

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also known as (4)

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sources

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cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducisa_csaf_otsiemens_psirtNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2022-02-09modified 2026-06-17
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references (8)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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