Vulnerability in Siemens Simatic Pcs 7

CVE-2016-9160

A vulnerability in SIEMENS SIMATIC WinCC (All versions < SIMATIC WinCC V7.2) and SIEMENS SIMATIC PCS 7 (All versions < SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0 SP1) could allow a remote attacker to crash an ActiveX component or leak parts of the application memory if a user is tricked into clicking on a malicious link under certain conditions.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (72.5th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 72.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2016-9160: held from 0.014 to 0.014.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Siemens Simatic Pcs 7
  • Siemens Simatic Wincc
  • Siemens Simatic Wincc (All Versions < V7.2) And Pcs 7 V8.0 Sp1) — versions SIEMENS SIMATIC WinCC (All versions < SIMATIC WinCC V7.2) and SIEMENS SIMATIC PCS 7 (All versions < SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0 SP1)

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9160?
CVE-2016-9160 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Simatic Pcs 7, classified under CWE-111. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2016-12-17.
How severe is CVE-2016-9160?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.