CVE-2016-2278
Schneider Electric Struxureware Building Operations Automation Server AS 1.7 and earlier and AS-P 1.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary OS commands by defeating an msh (aka Minimal Shell) protection mechanism.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.4%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Schneider Electric Struxureware Building Operations Automation Server AS 1.7 and earlier and AS-P 1.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary OS commands by defeating an msh (aka Minimal Shell) protection mechanism.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 13.43% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 3 March 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Affected
- schneider-electric/struxureware building operations automation server as firmware · schneider-electric/struxureware building operations automation server as-p firmware
- Source
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov
EPSS moved from 11.5% on 21 September 2026 to 13.4% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2016-025-01Vendor Advisory
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-061-01Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39522/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2016-025-01Vendor Advisory
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-061-01Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39522/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.