CVE-2016-8562

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 18, 2016 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:54 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorSIMATIC Cp 1543-1 FirmwareSiplus .NET Cp 1543-1 FirmwareSIMATIC CP 1543-1

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score3.6%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 3.6% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 89% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

An improper privilege management vulnerability exists within the Siemens SIMATIC Communication Processor (CP) that allows a privileged attacker to remotely cause a denial of service.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Mar 3, 2022
Remediation Due
Mar 24, 2022
1678 days overdue

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CP 1543-1 (All versions < V2.0.28), SIPLUS NET CP 1543-1 (All versions < V2.0.28). Under special conditions it was possible to write SNMP variables on port 161/udp which should be read-only and should only be configured with TIA-Portal. A write to these variables could reduce the availability or cause a denial-of-service.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.0.28
Affected range stops below 2.0.28, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
siemens-simatic-cp-1543-1 (same device)
v < 2.0.28
Affected range stops below 2.0.28, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
siemens-siplus-net-cp-1543-1 (same device)
All versions
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (5)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94436
x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-327-01
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-8562

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

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CWE
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