CVE-2016-9160

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-9160
StatePUBLISHED
Assignersiemens
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-12-17 03:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.1 HIGH from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.004890000 probability, percentile 0.656380000 (date 2026-05-11)

Problem Types: CWE-111 | CWE-254 | CWE-111 CWE-111: Direct Use of Unsafe JNI

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.1HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary5.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Siemens Simatic Pcs 7 All All All All
Application Siemens Simatic Wincc All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na SIEMENS SIMATIC WinCC All Versions SIMATIC WinCC V7.2 And SIEMENS SIMATIC PCS 7 All Versions SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0 SP1 affected SIEMENS SIMATIC WinCC (All versions < SIMATIC WinCC V7.2) and SIEMENS SIMATIC PCS 7 (All versions < SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0 SP1) Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Siemens af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.siemens.com
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC ActiveX Flaw Lets Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information or Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC and SIMATIC PCS 7 ActiveX Vulnerability | ICS-CERT af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ics-cert.us-cert.gov
SIMATIC WinCC and SIMATIC PCS 7 CVE-2016-9160 ActiveX Control Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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