{"id":"CVE-2016-7960","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-7960","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:51:47.594Z","title":"Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) before 14 uses an improper format for managing TIA project files during version updates, which makes it easier for local users to obtain sensitive configuration information via unspecified vectors.","description":"Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) before 14 uses an improper format for managing TIA project files during version updates, which makes it easier for local users to obtain sensitive configuration information via unspecified vectors.","published":"2016-10-13T10:59:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:53:51.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":2.5,"severity":"LOW","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-200"],"affected":["siemens/simatic step 7"],"epss":{"score":0.00332,"percentile":0.26267,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.33%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93551","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-869766.pdf","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-287-03","tags":["Mitigation","Patch","Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93551","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-869766.pdf","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-287-03","tags":["Mitigation","Patch","Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7960","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}