CVE-2017-2684: siemens simatic_logon DEPRECATED: Authentication Bypass Issues
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-2684 is a critical (CVSS 9.0) DEPRECATED: Authentication Bypass Issues vulnerability in siemens simatic_logon. EPSS estimates a 1.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Severe, CVSS 9 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 2% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Timeline
- 22-02-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Siemens SIMATIC Logon prior to V1.5 SP3 Update 2 could allow an attacker with knowledge of a valid user name, and physical or network access to the affected system, to bypass the application-level authentication.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
1.99%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
81%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 1.99% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Siemens1 product
- simatic_logon≤ 1.5
1 vendor · 1 product
References
2 links- www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-931064.pdfX Refsource CONFIRMVendor Advisory