CVE-2016-8566

mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.003 · 25 %ileEURUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.32% (25th) EPSS

CVSS 4.6 · medium

Is it mine?

5 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisa_csaf_ot

EPSS · scored 2026-10-26

An issue was discovered in Siemens SICAM PAS before 8.00. Because of Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format, an authenticated local attacker with certain privileges could possibly reconstruct the passwords of users for accessing the database.

remediations

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

No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.

MitigationSICAM PAScisa_csaf_ot
For more information on this vulnerability and more detailed mitigation instructions, please see Siemens Security Advisory SSA-946325 at the following location: (https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-946325.pdf)
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-946325.pdf

cvss

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

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.6–7.8

v2.04.6mediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 6.4

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v2.06.8mediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:Csecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.07.8highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · CISA US

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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-255USprimaryCWE-257USCWE-257US

affected products (5)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Siemens SICAM PAS: <8.09all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens SICAM PAS< 8.09cisa_csaf_otUS
n/a Siemens SICAM PAS before 8.00≤ Siemens SICAM PAS before 8.00enisa_euvdEU
Siemens AG SICAM PAS≤ 8.0fstec_bduRU
siemens sicam pas/pqs< 8.00nvdUScpe:2.3:a:siemens:sicam_pas\/pqs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

ICSA-16-336-01ASiemens SICAM PAS Vulnerabilities2016-09-04icsa · 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 2017-02-13modified 2026-06-17

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references (7)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-946325.pdfPatchcnnvd
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-336-01 cnnvd
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94552 cnnvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94552 enisa_euvd
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-336-01 enisa_euvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94552Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-336-01Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resourcenvd

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