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 read arbitrary files via crafted packets.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-8552 is rated Low Risk (29.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.12%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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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 | 2025-04-05 | 0.19% | 0.12% | -0.07% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 0.27% | 0.19% | -0.08% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 0.27% | — |
Full EPSS history (6 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| siemens | simatic_pcs_7 | 7.1 | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:7.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | simatic_pcs7 | 7.1 | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs7:7.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | simatic_pcs7 | 7.1 | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs7:7.1:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | simatic_pcs7 | 8.0 | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs7:8.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | simatic_pcs7 | 8.0 | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs7:8.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | simatic_pcs7 | 8.1 | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs7:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | simatic_tiaportal | 13.0 | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_tiaportal:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | simatic_tiaportal | 13.0 | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_tiaportal:13.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | simatic_tiaportal | 13.0 | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_tiaportal:13.0:5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | simatic_wincc | 7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | simatic_wincc | 7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:7.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | simatic_wincc | 7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:7.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | simatic_wincc | 7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:7.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | simatic_wincc | 7.2 | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:7.2:1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | simatic_wincc | 7.2 | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:7.2:2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | simatic_wincc | 7.2 | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:7.2:3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | simatic_wincc | 7.2 | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:7.2:4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | simatic_wincc | 7.2 | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:7.2:5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | simatic_wincc | 7.2 | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:7.2:6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | simatic_wincc | 7.2 | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:7.2:7:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | simatic_wincc | 7.2 | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:7.2:8:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | simatic_wincc | 7.3 | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:7.3:1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.siemens.com/innovation/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-134508.pdf | Vendor Advisory |