CVE-2016-9160
A vulnerability in SIEMENS SIMATIC WinCC (All versions < SIMATIC WinCC V7.2) and SIEMENS SIMATIC PCS 7 (All versions < SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0 SP1) could allow a remote attacker to crash an ActiveX component or leak parts of the application memory if a user…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.42%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A vulnerability in SIEMENS SIMATIC WinCC (All versions < SIMATIC WinCC V7.2) and SIEMENS SIMATIC PCS 7 (All versions < SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0 SP1) could allow a remote attacker to crash an ActiveX component or leak parts of the application memory if a user is tricked into clicking on a malicious link under certain conditions.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.42% probability · 73th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-111, CWE-254
- Affected
- siemens/simatic pcs 7 · siemens/simatic wincc
- Source
- productcert@siemens.com
EPSS 1.4% 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/94825
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037435
- http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-693129.pdf
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-348-04
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94825
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037435
- http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-693129.pdf
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-348-04
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.