What is CVE-2016-8365?

CVE-2016-8365 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Osisoft Pi Af Client, classified under CWE-437. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-04-03.

How severe is CVE-2016-8365?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Osisoft Pi Af Client

CVE-2016-8365

OSIsoft PI System software (Applications using PI Asset Framework (AF) Client versions prior to PI AF Client 2016, Version 2.8.0; Applications using PI Software Development Kit (SDK) versions prior to PI SDK 2016, Version 1.4.6; PI Buffer Subsystem, versions prior to and including, Version 4.4; and PI Data Archive versions prior to PI Data Archive 2015, Version 3.4.395.64) operates between endpoints without a complete model of endpoint features potentially causing the product to perform actions based on this incomplete model, which could result in a denial of service. OSIsoft reports that in order to exploit the vulnerability an attacker would need to be locally connected to a server. A CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Published 2018-04-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (26.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-21.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 26.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.003 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Osisoft Pi Af Client
Osisoft Pi Buffer Subsystem
Osisoft Pi Data Archive
Osisoft Pi Sdk
Osisoft Pi System Software — versions Applications using PI Software Development Kit (SDK) versions prior to PI SDK 2016, Version 1.4.6, Applications using PI Asset Framework (AF) Client versions prior to PI AF Client 2016, Version 2.8.0, PI Buffer Subsystem, versions prior to and including, Version 4.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

techsupport.osisoft.com/Troubleshooting/Alerts/AL00308 (Vendor Advisory)
ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICS-VU-313-03 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94165 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8365?: CVE-2016-8365 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Osisoft Pi Af Client, classified under CWE-437. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2016-8365?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.