Directory traversal vulnerability in HmiLoad in the runtime loader in Siemens WinCC flexible 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2008; WinCC V11 (aka TIA portal); the TP, OP, MP, Comfort Panels, and Mobile Panels SIMATIC HMI panels; WinCC V11 Runtime Advanced; and WinCC flexible Runtime, when Transfer Mode is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute, read, create, modify, or delete arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a string.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-4876 is rated High Exploit Risk (86.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 13.36%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.10% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18166 | exploit_db | edb | 2011-11-28 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-05-23 | 12.26% | 13.36% | +1.10% |
| 2 | 2026-04-30 | 12.11% | 12.26% | +0.15% |
| 3 | 2026-03-10 | — | 12.11% | — |
Full EPSS history (12 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| siemens | wincc_flexible | 2004 | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc_flexible:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | wincc_flexible | 2005 | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc_flexible:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | wincc_flexible | 2007 | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc_flexible:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | wincc_flexible | 2008 | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc_flexible:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | wincc | v11 | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:v11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | simatic_hmi_panels | comfort_panels | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_hmi_panels:comfort_panels:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | simatic_hmi_panels | mobile_panels | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_hmi_panels:mobile_panels:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | simatic_hmi_panels | mp | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_hmi_panels:mp:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | simatic_hmi_panels | op | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_hmi_panels:op:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | simatic_hmi_panels | tp | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_hmi_panels:tp:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | wincc_runtime_advanced | v11 | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc_runtime_advanced:v11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | wincc_flexible_runtime | — | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc_flexible_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |