What is CVE-2016-8561?

CVE-2016-8561 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens Simatic_cp_1543-1, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2016-11-18.

How severe is CVE-2016-8561?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Siemens Simatic_cp_1543-1

CVE-2016-8561

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CP 1543-1 (All versions < V2.0.28), SIPLUS NET CP 1543-1 (All versions < V2.0.28). Users with elevated privileges to TIA-Portal and project data on the engineering station could possibly get p…

EPSS: 0.016 (72.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8561?: CVE-2016-8561 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens Simatic_cp_1543-1, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2016-11-18.
How severe is CVE-2016-8561?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.