High severity · published Dec 17, 2016
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…
8.1
CVSS
1.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.4% · higher than 73% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SP
Simatic Pcs 7 · Siemens
through 8.0 · source: NVD
SW
Simatic Wincc · Siemens
through 7.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9160
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9160
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94825
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037435
www.siemens.com
http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-693129.pdf
ics-cert.us-cert.gov
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-348-04
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