What is CVE-2016-4524?

CVE-2016-4524 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Abb Pcm600, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-06-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-4524?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Abb Pcm600

CVE-2016-4524

ABB PCM600 before 2.7 improperly stores OPC Server IEC61850 passwords in unspecified temporary circumstances, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via unknown vectors.

Published 2016-06-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 18.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Abb Pcm600

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-152-02 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4524?: CVE-2016-4524 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Abb Pcm600, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-06-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-4524?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.