CVE-2016-5787
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-5787 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | icscert |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-07-15 16:59:11 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | General Electric (GE) Digital Proficy HMI/SCADA - CIMPLICITY before 8.2 SIM 27 mishandles service DACLs, which allows local users to modify a service configuration via unspecified vectors. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Problem Types: CWE-668 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 6.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
ChangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
LowAvailability
LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Ge | Cimplicity | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Ge | Cimplicity | 8.2 | sim1 | All | All |
| Application | Ge | Cimplicity | 8.2 | sim10 | All | All |
| Application | Ge | Cimplicity | 8.2 | sim11 | All | All |
| Application | Ge | Cimplicity | 8.2 | sim12 | All | All |
| Application | Ge | Cimplicity | 8.2 | sim13 | All | All |
| Application | Ge | Cimplicity | 8.2 | sim14 | All | All |
| Application | Ge | Cimplicity | 8.2 | sim15 | All | All |
| Application | Ge | Cimplicity | 8.2 | sim16 | All | All |
| Application | Ge | Cimplicity | 8.2 | sim17 | All | All |
| Application | Ge | Cimplicity | 8.2 | sim18 | All | All |
| Application | Ge | Cimplicity | 8.2 | sim19 | All | All |
| Application | Ge | Cimplicity | 8.2 | sim2 | All | All |
| Application | Ge | Cimplicity | 8.2 | sim20 | All | All |
| Application | Ge | Cimplicity | 8.2 | sim21 | All | All |
| Application | Ge | Cimplicity | 8.2 | sim22 | All | All |
| Application | Ge | Cimplicity | 8.2 | sim23 | All | All |
| Application | Ge | Cimplicity | 8.2 | sim24 | All | All |
| Application | Ge | Cimplicity | 8.2 | sim25 | All | All |
| Application | Ge | Cimplicity | 8.2 | sim26 | All | All |
| Application | Ge | Cimplicity | 8.2 | sim3 | All | All |
| Application | Ge | Cimplicity | 8.2 | sim4 | All | All |
| Application | Ge | Cimplicity | 8.2 | sim5 | All | All |
| Application | Ge | Cimplicity | 8.2 | sim6 | All | All |
| Application | Ge | Cimplicity | 8.2 | sim7 | All | All |
| Application | Ge | Cimplicity | 8.2 | sim8 | All | All |
| Application | Ge | Cimplicity | 8.2 | sim9 | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| GE Proficy HMI SCADA CIMPLICITY Privilege Management Vulnerability | ICS-CERT | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | ics-cert.us-cert.gov | Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource |
| GE Proficy HMI SCADA CIMPLICITY CVE-2016-5787 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| GE Digital Security Advisory GED 16-01 ka21A0000008oUoQAI | GE Customer Center | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | ge-ip.force.com | Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.