CVE-2016-5743

highpriority · track · 43EPSS 0.105 · 96 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

10.5% (96th) EPSS

CVSS 10 · high

Is it mine?

26 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

3 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cisa_csaf_ot

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Siemens SIMATIC WinCC before 7.3 Update 10 and 7.4 before Update 1, SIMATIC BATCH before 8.1 SP1 Update 9 as distributed in SIMATIC PCS 7 through 8.1 SP1, SIMATIC OpenPCS 7 before 8.1 Update 3 as distributed in SIMATIC PCS 7 through 8.1 SP1, SIMATIC OpenPCS 7 before 8.2 Update 1 as distributed in SIMATIC PCS 7 8.2, and SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional before 13 SP1 Update 9 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets.

remediations

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

No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.

MitigationSIMATIC PCS 7 (WinCC, Batch, Route Control, OPEN PCS 7)cisa_csaf_ot
Apply up-to-date application whitelisting software and virus scanners.
MitigationSIMATIC WinCC 7.0 SP2cisa_csaf_ot
Apply up-to-date application whitelisting software and virus scanners.
MitigationSIMATIC WinCC 7.0 SP3cisa_csaf_ot
Apply up-to-date application whitelisting software and virus scanners.
MitigationSIMATIC WinCC 7.2cisa_csaf_ot
Apply up-to-date application whitelisting software and virus scanners.
MitigationSIMATIC WinCC 7.3cisa_csaf_ot
Apply up-to-date application whitelisting software and virus scanners.
MitigationSIMATIC WinCC 7.4cisa_csaf_ot
Apply up-to-date application whitelisting software and virus scanners.
MitigationSIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professionalcisa_csaf_ot
Apply up-to-date application whitelisting software and virus scanners.

cvss

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

10.0

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 9–10

v2.010highAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 10

v3.09.8criticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9

v3.09.8criticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · CISA US

v3.09criticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-20USprimaryCWE-20US

affected products (26)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 (WinCC, Batch, Route Control, OPEN PCS 7): <8.1_SP1_with_WinCC_V7.3_Update_10all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 (WinCC, Batch, Route Control, OPEN PCS 7): <8.2_with_WinCC_V7.4_Update_1all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 (WinCC, Batch, Route Control, OPEN PCS 7): <V7.1_SP4_with_WinCC_V7.0_SP2_Update_12all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 (WinCC, Batch, Route Control, OPEN PCS 7): <V8.0_SP2_with_WinCC_V7.2_Update_13all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC 7.0 SP2: <Update_12all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC 7.0 SP3: <Update_8all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC 7.2: <Update_13all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC 7.3: <Update_10all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC 7.4: <Update_1all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional: <V13_SP_1_Update_9all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 (WinCC, Batch, Route Control, OPEN PCS 7)< 8.1_SP1_with_WinCC_V7.3_Update_10cisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 (WinCC, Batch, Route Control, OPEN PCS 7)< 8.2_with_WinCC_V7.4_Update_1cisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 (WinCC, Batch, Route Control, OPEN PCS 7)< V7.1_SP4_with_WinCC_V7.0_SP2_Update_12cisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 (WinCC, Batch, Route Control, OPEN PCS 7)< V8.0_SP2_with_WinCC_V7.2_Update_13cisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC 7.0 SP2< Update_12cisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC 7.0 SP3< Update_8cisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC 7.2< Update_13cisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC 7.3< Update_10cisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC 7.4< Update_1cisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional< V13_SP_1_Update_9cisa_csaf_otUS

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

ICSA-16-208-01CSiemens SIMATIC WinCC, PCS 7, and WinCC Runtime Professional Vulnerabilities (Update C)2016-04-29icsa · 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 (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd cisa_csaf_ot NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2016-07-22modified 2026-06-17

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references (9)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-378531.pdf cnnvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92112 enisa_euvd
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036441 enisa_euvd
http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-378531.pdf enisa_euvd
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-208-01 enisa_euvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92112Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036441Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-378531.pdfMitigationVendor Advisorynvd

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