CVE-2026-59241
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC WinCC V7.5 (All versions), SIMATIC WinCC V8.0 (All…
- Risk score
- 66/100
- CVSS
- 8.8 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.5%
- Published
- 13 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- A vulnerability in SIMATIC WinCC allows an authenticated remote attacker with database access to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary commands on the host system.
- Affected
- {'products': ['SIMATIC WinCC'], 'packages': [], 'versions': ['V7.5 (All versions)', 'V8.0 (All versions < V8.0 Update 11)', 'V8.1 (All versions < V8.1 Update 7)']}
- Fix
- Check the linked advisory for the concrete fix
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Amber
- CVSS 8.8 high
- Named in a government or vendor bulletin
Government and vendor bulletins
References
Original description
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC WinCC V7.5 (All versions), SIMATIC WinCC V8.0 (All versions < V8.0 Update 11), SIMATIC WinCC V8.1 (All versions < V8.1 Update 7). The affected application does not sufficiently restrict the permissions assigned to a database role. This could allow an authenticated remote attacker with database access to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary commands on the host system where SIMATIC WinCC is installed, potentially leading to a compromise of the system.
Last activity 22 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.