{"id":"CVE-2016-8561","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-8561","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T00:33:24.467Z","title":"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).","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.","published":"2016-11-18T21:59:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:54:31.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":6.6,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-264"],"affected":["siemens/simatic cp 1543-1 firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.01585,"percentile":0.75449,"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 (1.58%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94436","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-672373.pdf","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-672373.pdf","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-327-01","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94436","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-672373.pdf","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-672373.pdf","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-327-01","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8561","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."}