CRITICAL
Siemens Automation License Manager (ALM) before 5.3 SP3 allows remote attackers to write to files, rename files, create directories, or delete directories via crafted packets
Published Oct 13, 2016
9.1
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.91%
Description
Siemens Automation License Manager (ALM) before 5.3 SP3 allows remote attackers to write to files, rename files, create directories, or delete directories via crafted packets.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 5.3
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.
9.1 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.4 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.91% 0.02909
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02909
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.91% (0.02909) | 86.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.91% (0.02909) | 85.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.31% (0.01315) | 78.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.38% (0.02384) | 74.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.37% (0.01368) | 78.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.71% (0.00712) | 81.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.71% (0.00712) | 79.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.71% (0.00712) | 77.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93553 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037011 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-284342.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-287-02 x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93553 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037011 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-284342.pdf | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-287-02 | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 13, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Oct 7, 2016
Link CVE-2016-8565
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a