What is CVE-2016-8567?

CVE-2016-8567 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Siemens Sicam Pas\/pqs, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-02-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-8567?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Siemens Sicam Pas\/pqs

CVE-2016-8567

An issue was discovered in Siemens SICAM PAS before 8.00. A factory account with hard-coded passwords is present in the SICAM PAS installations. Attackers might gain privileged access to the database over Port 2638/TCP.

Published 2017-02-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (77.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Siemens Sicam Pas\/pqs
Siemens Sicam Pas Before 8.00 — versions Siemens SICAM PAS before 8.00

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-336-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94549 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8567?: CVE-2016-8567 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Siemens Sicam Pas\/pqs, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-02-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-8567?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.