CVE-2016-7165

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-7165
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-11-15 19:30:02 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability has been identified in Primary Setup Tool (PST) (All versions < V4.2 HF1), SIMATIC IT Production Suite (All versions < V7.0 SP1 HFX 2), SIMATIC NET PC-Software (All versions < V14), SIMATIC PCS 7 V7.1 (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0 (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.1 (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 (All versions < V8.2 SP1), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V13 (All versions < V13 SP2), SIMATIC STEP 7 V5.X (All versions < V5.5 SP4 HF11), SIMATIC WinCC (TIA Portal) Basic, Comfort, Advanced (All versions < V14), SIMATIC WinCC (TIA Portal) Professional V13 (All versions < V13 SP2), SIMATIC WinCC (TIA Portal) Professional V14 (All versions < V14 SP1), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional V13 (All versions < V13 SP2), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional V14 (All versions < V14 SP1), SIMATIC WinCC V7.0 SP2 and earlier versions (All versions < V7.0 SP2 Upd 12), SIMATIC WinCC V7.0 SP3 (All versions < V7.0 SP3 Upd 8), SIMATIC WinCC V7.2 (All versions < V7.2 Upd 14), SIMATIC WinCC V7.3 (All versions < V7.3 Upd 11), SIMATIC WinCC V7.4 (All versions < V7.4 SP1), SIMIT V9.0 (All versions < V9.0 SP1), SINEMA Remote Connect Client (All versions < V1.0 SP3), SINEMA Server (All versions < V13 SP2), SOFTNET Security Client V5.0 (All versions), Security Configuration Tool (SCT) (All versions < V4.3 HF1), TeleControl Server Basic (All versions < V3.0 SP2), WinAC RTX 2010 SP2 (All versions), WinAC RTX F 2010 SP2 (All versions). Unquoted service paths could allow local Microsoft Windows operating system users to escalate their privileges if the affected products are not installed under their default path ("C:\Program Files\*" or the localized equivalent).

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.4 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.004110000 probability, percentile 0.614830000 (date 2026-05-10)

Problem Types: CWE-254 | CWE-284 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Siemens Primary Setup Tool - All All All
Application Siemens Security Configuration Tool - All All All
Application Siemens Simatic It Production Suite - All All All
Application Siemens Simatic Net Pc Software All All All All
Application Siemens Simatic Pcs7 8.0 All All All
Application Siemens Simatic Pcs7 8.1 All All All
Application Siemens Simatic Pcs7 8.2 All All All
Application Siemens Simatic Pcs 7 All All All All
Application Siemens Simatic Step 7 All sp4 All All
Application Siemens Simatic Step 7 Tia Portal All All All All
Application Siemens Simatic Winac Rtx 2010 - All All All
Application Siemens Simatic Winac Rtx F 2010 - All All All
Application Siemens Simatic Wincc 7.0 sp3 All All
Application Siemens Simatic Wincc 7.2 All All All
Application Siemens Simatic Wincc 7.3 All All All
Application Siemens Simatic Wincc 7.4 All All All
Application Siemens Simatic Wincc All sp2 All All
Application Siemens Simatic Wincc Runtime - All All All
Application Siemens Simatic Wincc Tia Portal - All All All
Application Siemens Simatic Wincc Tia Portal All All All All
Application Siemens Simatic Wincc Tia Portal All All All All
Application Siemens Simatic Wincc Tia Portal All All All All
Application Siemens Simit 9.0 All All All
Application Siemens Sinema Remote Connect - All All All
Application Siemens Sinema Server All sp2 All All
Application Siemens Softnet Security Client All All All All
Application Siemens Telecontrol Basic All sp2 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Siemens Industrial Products Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (Update A) | ICS-CERT af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ics-cert.us-cert.gov Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Multiple Siemens Products CVE-2016-7165 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE-2016-7165 Privilege Escalation flaw affects many Siemens solutionsSecurity Affairs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityaffairs.co Third Party Advisory
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-701708.pdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cert-portal.siemens.com
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