CVE-2016-5818

highpriority · track · 40OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.019 · 80 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

1.94% (80th) EPSS

CVSS 7.5 · high

Is it mine?

4 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cisa_csaf_ot · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

An issue was discovered in Schneider Electric PowerLogic PM8ECC device 2.651 and older. Undocumented hard-coded credentials allow access to the device.

remediations

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

No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.

MitigationPowerLogic PM8ECCcisa_csaf_ot
Schneider Electric recommends reducing the attack surface by turning off the web server. Turning off the web server will not allow the unintentional information to be disclosed. Schneider recommends users contact technical support at Schneider Electric for instructions to turn off the web server. A firmware upgrade to Version 2.651 may be required to enable this functionality.

cvss

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

9.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8

v2.07.5highAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 6.4

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

v3.09.1criticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · 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-798USprimaryCWE-259US

affected products (4)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Schneider Electric PowerLogic PM8ECC: <=2.651all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Schneider Electric PowerLogic PM8ECC≤ 2.651cisa_csaf_otUS
n/a Schneider Electric PowerLogic 2.651 and older≤ Schneider Electric PowerLogic 2.651 and olderenisa_euvdEU
schneider-electric powerlogic pm8ecc firmware= 2.651nvdUScpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:powerlogic_pm8ecc_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

ICSA-16-292-01Schneider Electric PowerLogic PM8ECC Hard-coded Password Vulnerability2016-07-22icsa · 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 NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2017-02-13modified 2026-06-17

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references (7)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

http://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/PM8ECC+v2_DOT_652/Patchcnnvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93602 cnnvd
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-292-01 cnnvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93602 enisa_euvd
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-292-01 enisa_euvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93602Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-292-01PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resourcenvd

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