Key disclosure via insecure on-disk storage
Published Jun 9, 2026 · Updated Jun 9, 2026
Cleartext key storage in Siemens WinCC Unified PC Runtime V16 through V20 and V21 before Update 2 allows local users to extract sensitive keys. The Certificate Manager stores key material in a file or on disk without sufficient protection; Siemens has not disclosed the filename, format, or failed control. Local host access is required, but no privileges or user interaction are required; the reported consequence is confidentiality loss only.
Summary
What happened
Cleartext key storage in Siemens WinCC Unified PC Runtime V16 through V20 and V21 before Update 2 allows local users to extract sensitive keys. The Certificate Manager stores key material in a file or on disk without sufficient protection; Siemens has not disclosed the filename, format, or failed control. Local host access is required, but no privileges or user interaction are required; the reported consequence is confidentiality loss only.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-24349
- Published
- Jun 9, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 9, 2026
- Vendor
- Siemens
- Product
- SIMATIC WinCC Unified PC Runtime
- Classifications
- CWE-313, T1552.004
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Jun 9, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <*
- Affected versionversion=0 <V21 Update 2
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