CVE-2017-6865

A vulnerability has been identified in Primary Setup Tool (PST) (All versions < V4.2 HF1), SIMATIC Automation Tool (All versions < V3.0), SIMATIC NET PC-Software (All versions < V14 SP1), SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.1 (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 (All versions < V8.2 SP1), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V13 (All versions < V13 SP2), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V14 (All versions < V14 SP1), SIMATIC STEP 7 V5.X (All versions < V5.6), SIMATIC WinAC RTX 2010 SP2 (All versions), SIMATIC WinAC RTX F 2010 SP2 (All versions), SIMATIC WinCC (TIA Portal) V13 (All versions < V13 SP2), SIMATIC WinCC (TIA Portal) V14 (All versions < V14 SP1), SIMATIC WinCC V7.2 and prior (All versions), SIMATIC WinCC V7.3 (All versions < V7.3 Update 15), SIMATIC WinCC V7.4 (All versions < V7.4 SP1 Upd1), SIMATIC WinCC flexible 2008 (All versions < flexible 2008 SP5), SINAUT ST7CC (All versions installed in conjunction with SIMATIC WinCC < V7.3 Update 15), SINEMA Server (All versions < V14), SINUMERIK 808D Programming Tool (All versions < V4.7 SP4 HF2), SMART PC Access (All versions < V2.3), STEP 7 - Micro/WIN SMART (All versions < V2.3), Security Configuration Tool (SCT) (All versions < V5.0). Specially crafted PROFINET DCP broadcast packets sent to the affected products on a local Ethernet segment (Layer 2) could cause a Denial-of-Service condition of some services. The services require manual restart to recover.

Published: 2017-05-11 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-6865 is rated Low Risk (39.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.47%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-6865

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 2026-06-15 0.07% 0.47% +0.40%
2 2023-03-07 0.89% 0.07% -0.82%
3 2022-02-04 — 0.89% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-6865

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:A)
Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]
6.1 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:A)
Requires access to an adjacent network segment.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 6.5 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-6865

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-6865

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
siemens pcs_7 — cpe:2.3:a:siemens:pcs_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens primary_setup_tool — cpe:2.3:a:siemens:primary_setup_tool:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens security_configuration_tool — cpe:2.3:a:siemens:security_configuration_tool:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens simatic_automation_tool — cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_automation_tool:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens simatic_net_pc-software — cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_net_pc-software:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens simatic_step_7_\(tia_portal\) 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7_\(tia_portal\):5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens simatic_step_7_\(tia_portal\) 13.0 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7_\(tia_portal\):13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens simatic_step_7_\(tia_portal\) 14.0 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7_\(tia_portal\):14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens simatic_step_7_micro\/win_smart — cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7_micro\/win_smart:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens simatic_winac_rtx_2010 — cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_winac_rtx_2010:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens simatic_winac_rtx_f_2010 — cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_winac_rtx_f_2010:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens simatic_wincc — cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens simatic_wincc_\(tia_portal\) 13.0 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_\(tia_portal\):13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens simatic_wincc_\(tia_portal\) 14.0 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_\(tia_portal\):14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens simatic_wincc_flexible_2008 — cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_flexible_2008:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens sinaut_st7cc — cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinaut_st7cc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens sinema_server — cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinema_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens sinumerik_808d_programming_tool — cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinumerik_808d_programming_tool:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens smart_pc_access 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:smart_pc_access:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-6865

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