CVE-2016-4525

lowpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.004 · 39 %ileEURUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.45% (39th) EPSS

CVSS 3.3 · low

Is it mine?

5 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisa_csaf_ot

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Unspecified ActiveX controls in Advantech WebAccess before 8.1_20160519 allow remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information or modify data via unknown vectors, related to the INTERFACESAFE_FOR_UNTRUSTED_CALLER (aka safe for scripting) flag.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.

MitigationWebAccesscisa_csaf_ot
Advantech has released a new version of WebAccess, Version 8.1_20160519, to address the reported vulnerabilities. This new version is available on the Advantech web site at the following location: (http://www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccess)
http://www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccess

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

6.6

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.3–6.6

v2.03.3lowAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.4 · impact 4.9

v3.06.6mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.3 · impact 5.2

v2.03.3lowAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.06.6mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · CISA US

v3.06.1mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-17USCWE-623US

affected products (5)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Advantech WebAccess: <=8.1_20160519all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Advantech WebAccess≤ 8.1_20160519cisa_csaf_otUS
n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
Advantech Co., Ltd Advantech WebAccess≤ 8.1_20160519fstec_bduRU
advantech webaccess≤ 8.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:advantech:webaccess:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

ICSA-16-173-01AAdvantech WebAccess ActiveX Vulnerabilities (Update A)2016-03-25icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
This CSAF advisory was extracted from unstructured data and may contain inaccuracies. If you notice any errors, please reach out to the designated contact at CISA CSAF: central@cisa.dhs.gov

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cisa_csaf_ot nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2016-06-25modified 2026-06-17

references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

http://www.advantech.com/Patchcnnvd
http://www.auscert.org.au/./render.html?it=36102 cnnvd
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-173-01 cnnvd
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-173-01 enisa_euvd
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-173-01Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resourcenvd

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