CVE-2016-5744

mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.044 · 91 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

4.40% (91st) EPSS

CVSS 5 · medium

Is it mine?

23 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

3 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cisa_csaf_ot

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Siemens SIMATIC WinCC 7.0 through SP3 and 7.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary WinCC station files 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.

7.5

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5

v2.05mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 2.9

v3.07.5highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6

v3.07.5highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · CISA US

v3.06.9mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-200USprimaryCWE-20US

affected products (23)

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/92116 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/92116Third 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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