MEDIUM
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU devices before 4.0 allow remote attackers to bypass a "user program block" protection mechanism via unspecified vectors
Published Mar 16, 2016
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.69%
Description
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU devices before 4.0 allow remote attackers to bypass a "user program block" protection mechanism via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
No data.
AND
Running on/with
- n/a
- ≤ 3.0.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
6.4 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.69% 0.01691
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01691
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.69% (0.01691) | 76.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.69% (0.01691) | 74.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.24% (0.00241) | 45.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00272) | 68.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00272) | 67.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00272) | 62.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-833048.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-833048.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-075-01 x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-833048.pdf | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-833048.pdf | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-075-01 | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 16, 2016
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Mar 6, 2016
Link CVE-2016-2846
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a