Siemens SIMATIC WinCC before 7.3 Update 10 and 7.4 before Update 1, SIMATIC BATCH before…
Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC before 7.3 Update 10 and 7.4 before Update 1, SIMATIC BATCH before 8.1 SP1 Update 9 as distributed in SIMATIC PCS 7 through 8.1 SP1, SIMATIC OpenPCS 7 before 8.1 Update 3 as distributed in SIMATIC PCS 7 through 8.1 SP1, SIMATIC OpenPCS 7 before 8.2 Update 1 as distributed in SIMATIC PCS 7 8.2, and SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional before 13 SP1 Update 9 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.10491 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 7.1 | Vulnerable | Siemens |
| cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 7.3; up to 7.4 | Vulnerable | Siemens |
| cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 8.1 | Running on | Siemens |
| cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_openpcs_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 8.1; up to 8.2 | Vulnerable | Siemens |
| cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 8.2 | Running on | Siemens |
| cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_runtime_professional:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 13 | Running on | Siemens |
- cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.1 Vulnerable ·Siemens
- cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.3; up to 7.4 Vulnerable ·Siemens
- cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.1 Running on ·Siemens
- cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_openpcs_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.1; up to 8.2 Vulnerable ·Siemens
- cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.2 Running on ·Siemens
- cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_runtime_professional:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 13 Running on ·Siemens
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5743
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m243-hgqw-35jc
References
More Siemens Simatic Batch vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-03409 Improper input validation in Siemens OpenPCS 7 V7.1 and earlier CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-17430 Path traversal in Siemens OpenPCS 7 V8.2 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
- TI-2019-13902 A vulnerability has been identified in OpenPCS 7 V8.1 (All versions), OpenPCS 7 V8.2 (All… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-26225 NULL pointer dereference in Siemens OpenPCS 7 V9.1 CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2023-26224 NULL pointer dereference in Siemens OpenPCS 7 V9.1 CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2016-5743 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-5743 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m243-hgqw-35jc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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