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CVE-2016-5743

Siemens SIMATIC WinCC before 7.3 Update 10 and 7.4 before Update 1, SIMATIC BATCH before 8.1 SP1 Update 9 as distributed in SIMATIC PCS 7 through 8.1 SP1, SIMATIC OpenPCS 7 before 8.1 Update 3 as d...

Published: Jul 22, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD csafCWE-20
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
10.5%
Top 4.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Workaround Only
Self-Check
Not available

Description

This CSAF advisory was extracted from unstructured data and may contain inaccuracies. If you notice any errors, please reach out to the designated contact at CISA CSAF: central@cisa.dhs.gov

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

siemens
commercial·DEaka siemens ag
simatic batch
ICS / OT / IoT
simatic wincc
ICS / OT / IoT
simatic openpcs 7
ICS / OT / IoT
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Exploitability

Workaround Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2016/icsa-16-208-01c.json
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https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-16-208-01c
cisa.gov
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/alerts/ICS-ALERT-10-301-01
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