CVE-2016-8561
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CP 1543-1 (All versions < V2.0.28), SIPLUS NET CP 1543-1 (All versions < V2.0.28).
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.58%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CP 1543-1 (All versions < V2.0.28), SIPLUS NET CP 1543-1 (All versions < V2.0.28). Users with elevated privileges to TIA-Portal and project data on the engineering station could possibly get privileged access on affected devices.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.6 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.58% probability · 75th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- siemens/simatic cp 1543-1 firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94436Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-672373.pdfPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-672373.pdf
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-327-01
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94436Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-672373.pdfPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-672373.pdf
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-327-01
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.