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    "CVE_data_meta": {
        "ASSIGNER": "productcert@siemens.com",
        "ID": "CVE-2021-40363",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC"
    },
    "data_format": "MITRE",
    "data_version": "4.0",
    "data_type": "CVE",
    "affects": {
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                {
                    "vendor_name": "Siemens",
                    "product": {
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                            {
                                "product_name": "SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "All versions"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            },
                            {
                                "product_name": "SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.0",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "All versions"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            },
                            {
                                "product_name": "SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.1",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "All versions < V9.1 SP1"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            },
                            {
                                "product_name": "SIMATIC WinCC V15 and earlier",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "All versions < V15 SP1 Update 7"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            },
                            {
                                "product_name": "SIMATIC WinCC V16",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "All versions < V16 Update 5"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            },
                            {
                                "product_name": "SIMATIC WinCC V17",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "All versions < V17 Update 2"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            },
                            {
                                "product_name": "SIMATIC WinCC V17",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "All versions <= V17 Update 4"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            },
                            {
                                "product_name": "SIMATIC WinCC V7.4",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "All versions < V7.4 SP1 Update 19"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            },
                            {
                                "product_name": "SIMATIC WinCC V7.5",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "All versions < V7.5 SP2 Update 6"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            }
                        ]
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                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "problemtype": {
        "problemtype_data": [
            {
                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "CWE-538: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    "description": {
        "description_data": [
            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.0 (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.1 (All versions < V9.1 SP1), SIMATIC WinCC V15 and earlier (All versions < V15 SP1 Update 7), SIMATIC WinCC V16 (All versions < V16 Update 5), SIMATIC WinCC V17 (All versions < V17 Update 2), SIMATIC WinCC V17 (All versions <= V17 Update 4), SIMATIC WinCC V7.4 (All versions < V7.4 SP1 Update 19), SIMATIC WinCC V7.5 (All versions < V7.5 SP2 Update 6). The affected component stores the credentials of a local system account in a potentially publicly accessible project file using an outdated cipher algorithm. An attacker may use this to brute force the credentials and take over the system."
            }
        ]
    },
    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-914168.pdf",
                "name": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-914168.pdf"
            }
        ]
    }
}