Siemens WinCC
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View CSAF Summary Multiple SIMATIC WinCC versions are affected by a database privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow an authenticated user with access to the database to execute commands on the underlying host system. Siemens has released new versions for several affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions.
Summary from CISA Advisories.
Explained
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- AttackPrivilege escalationGoing from limited access to more powerful access, such as from a normal user to administrator.
- ConceptCVSS · Common Vulnerability Scoring SystemA 0–10 score for how severe a vulnerability is in theory.
- ConceptCVE · Common Vulnerabilities and ExposuresThe public ID system for vulnerabilities, such as CVE-2026-12345, so everyone means the same bug.
Why it was possible
The weaknesses behind this story's CVEs, from each CVE Record.
Vulnerabilities in this story
Severity and exploitation facts from NVD, FIRST, and CISA.