CVE-2016-8561

Summary

CVECVE-2016-8561
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-11-18 21:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.6 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.007450000 probability, percentile 0.731390000 (date 2026-05-10)

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.6MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Siemens Simatic Cp 1543-1 - All All All
Operating System Siemens Simatic Cp 1543-1 Firmware - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94436 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Siemens af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.siemens.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-672373.pdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cert-portal.siemens.com
Siemens SIMATIC CP 1543-1 Vulnerabilities | ICS-CERT af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ics-cert.us-cert.gov
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 590755 Siemens SIMATIC CP 1543-1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSA-672373)
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