Risk Letters

Exploited vulnerability

CVE-2016-8562

TLP:CLEAR

Siemens SIMATIC CP 1543-1 Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability

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.

Facts

  • Vendor: Siemens
  • Product: SIMATIC CP
  • CVSS: 7.5
  • EPSS (probability of exploitation within 30 days): 3.6 %
  • On CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since: 3 March 2022
  • First known exploitation: 3 March 2022
  • CISA's deadline for US federal agencies: 24 March 2022
  • Weakness: CWE-20
  • First seen by Risk Letters: 3 March 2022

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Data: NVD (public domain), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, MITRE ATT&CK, AlienVault OTX. NVD