{"id":"CVE-2016-8565","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-8565","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T19:45:53.446Z","title":"Siemens Automation License Manager (ALM) before 5.3 SP3 allows remote attackers to write to files, rename files, create directories, or delete directories via crafted packets.","description":"Siemens Automation License Manager (ALM) before 5.3 SP3 allows remote attackers to write to files, rename files, create directories, or delete directories via crafted packets.","published":"2016-10-13T10:59:06.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:54:32.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.1,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-284"],"affected":["siemens/automation license manager"],"epss":{"score":0.02909,"percentile":0.86911,"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":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.91%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93553","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037011","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-284342.pdf","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-287-02","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93553","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037011","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-284342.pdf","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-287-02","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8565","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."}