CVE-2017-14023
An Improper Input Validation issue was discovered in Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.1 prior to V8.1 SP1 with WinCC V7.3 Upd 13, and V8.2 all versions.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.67%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
An Improper Input Validation issue was discovered in Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.1 prior to V8.1 SP1 with WinCC V7.3 Upd 13, and V8.2 all versions. The improper input validation vulnerability has been identified, which may allow an authenticated remote attacker who is a member of the administrators group to crash services by sending specially crafted messages to the DCOM interface.
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.67% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- siemens/simatic pcs7 · siemens/simatic wincc
- Source
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov
EPSS 3.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101680Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039729Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-306-01Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101680Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039729Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-306-01Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.