CVE-2016-8567
highpriority · track · 40OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.018 · 79 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An issue was discovered in Siemens SICAM PAS before 8.00. A factory account with hard-coded passwords is present in the SICAM PAS installations. Attackers might gain privileged access to the database over Port 2638/TCP.
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.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–10
weaknesses
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affected products (5)
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advisories (1)
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- 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)
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sources
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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-16-336-01cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94549cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94549enisa_euvd
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-336-01enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94549Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-336-01Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resourcenvd
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