CVE-2016-5743
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 10.5% (pctl 96)
Patch early
EPSS 10.5% — above the 10% action threshold.
Description
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC before 7.3 Update 10 and 7.4 before Update 1, SIMATIC BATCH before 8.1 SP1 Update 9 as distributed in SIMATIC PCS 7 through 8.1 SP1, SIMATIC OpenPCS 7 before 8.1 Update 3 as distributed in SIMATIC PCS 7 through 8.1 SP1, SIMATIC OpenPCS 7 before 8.2 Update 1 as distributed in SIMATIC PCS 7 8.2, and SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional before 13 SP1 Update 9 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 10.49% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2016-07-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (5)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| siemens | simatic batch |
| siemens | simatic openpcs 7 |
| siemens | simatic pcs 7 |
| siemens | simatic wincc |
| siemens | simatic wincc runtime professional |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92112
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036441
- http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-378531.pdf
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-208-01
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92112
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036441
- http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-378531.pdf
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-208-01
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