CVE-2016-9160

mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.014 · 73 %ileEUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
1.42% (73rd) EPSS
CVSS 5.8 · medium
Is it mine?
7 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cisa_csaf_ot · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A vulnerability in SIEMENS SIMATIC WinCC (All versions < SIMATIC WinCC V7.2) and SIEMENS SIMATIC PCS 7 (All versions < SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0 SP1) could allow a remote attacker to crash an ActiveX component or leak parts of the application memory if a user is tricked into clicking on a malicious link under certain conditions.

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remediations

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

No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.

  • MitigationSIMATIC PCS 7cisa_csaf_ot

    Until users can upgrade to the new versions, Siemens recommends the following mitigations to reduce the risk: Only allow execution of ActiveX components on trusted sites. Apply defense-in-depth concepts.

  • MitigationSIMATIC WinCCcisa_csaf_ot

    Until users can upgrade to the new versions, Siemens recommends the following mitigations to reduce the risk: Only allow execution of ActiveX components on trusted sites. Apply defense-in-depth concepts.

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cvss

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

8.1
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.2–8.1

v2.05.8mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 4.9
v3.08.1highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.2
v3.04.2mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Lsecondary · CISA US
v3.07.4highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-254USprimaryCWE-111USCWE-119US
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affected products (7)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • ICSA-16-348-04Siemens SIMATIC WinCC and SIMATIC PCS 7 ActiveX Vulnerability2016-09-16icsa · 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

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also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdcisa_csaf_otnvdNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2016-12-17modified 2026-06-17
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references (10)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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