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CVE-2012-4693

• Severity: low (CVSS 1.9 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-12-18 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-310

Description

Invensys Wonderware InTouch 2012 R2 and earlier and Siemens ProcessSuite use a weak encryption algorithm for data in Ps_security.ini, which makes it easier for local users to discover passwords by reading this file.

Affected products

• Invensys Wonderware Intouch: through 2012
• Siemens Processsuite: all versions

References

• http://www.siemens.com/corporate-technology/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-370812.pdf
• http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-348-01.pdf
• http://www.siemens.com/corporate-technology/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-370812.pdf
• http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-348-01.pdf

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