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TI-2016-06162 Aliases CVE-2016-7165GHSA-25rc-xhj7-mqxj

A vulnerability has been identified in Primary Setup Tool (PST) (All versions < V4.2…

Priority LOW 29CWE-254Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in Primary Setup Tool (PST) (All versions < V4.2 HF1), SIMATIC IT Production Suite (All versions < V7.0 SP1 HFX 2), SIMATIC NET PC-Software (All versions < V14), SIMATIC PCS 7 V7.1 (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0 (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.1 (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 (All versions < V8.2 SP1), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V13 (All versions < V13 SP2), SIMATIC STEP 7 V5.X (All versions < V5.5 SP4 HF11), SIMATIC WinCC (TIA Portal) Basic, Comfort, Advanced (All versions < V14), SIMATIC WinCC (TIA Portal) Professional V13 (All versions < V13 SP2), SIMATIC WinCC (TIA Portal) Professional V14 (All versions < V14 SP1), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional V13 (All versions < V13 SP2), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional V14 (All versions < V14 SP1), SIMATIC WinCC V7.0 SP2 and earlier versions (All versions < V7.0 SP2 Upd 12), SIMATIC WinCC V7.0 SP3 (All versions < V7.0 SP3 Upd 8), SIMATIC WinCC V7.2 (All versions < V7.2 Upd 14), SIMATIC WinCC V7.3 (All versions < V7.3 Upd 11), SIMATIC WinCC V7.4 (All versions < V7.4 SP1), SIMIT V9.0 (All versions < V9.0 SP1), SINEMA Remote Connect Client (All versions < V1.0 SP3), SINEMA Server (All versions < V13 SP2), SOFTNET Security Client V5.0 (All versions), Security Configuration Tool (SCT) (All versions < V4.3 HF1), TeleControl Server Basic (All versions < V3.0 SP2), WinAC RTX 2010 SP2 (All versions), WinAC RTX F 2010 SP2 (All versions). Unquoted service paths could allow local Microsoft Windows operating system users to escalate their privileges if the affected products are not installed under their default path ("C:\Program Files\*" or the localized equivalent).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00378 31st 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 27

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:primary_setup_tool:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:security_configuration_tool:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_it_production_suite:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_net_pc_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 14.0VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 7.1VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs7:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs7:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs7:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.5VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7_\(tia_portal\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 14.0VulnerableSiemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:primary_setup_tool:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:security_configuration_tool:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_it_production_suite:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_net_pc_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 14.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.1 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs7:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs7:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs7:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.5 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7_\(tia_portal\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 14.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
Show 17 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_winac_rtx_2010:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_winac_rtx_f_2010:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 7.0VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:7.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 sp3VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_\(tia_portal\):*:*:*:*:advanced:*:*:*up to 14.0VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_\(tia_portal\):*:*:*:*:basic:*:*:*up to 14.0VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_\(tia_portal\):*:*:*:*:comfort:*:*:*up to 14.0VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_\(tia_portal\):-:*:*:*:professional:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_runtime:-:*:*:*:professional:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simit:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinema_remote_connect:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinema_server:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 13.0VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:softnet_security_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.0VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:telecontrol_basic:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.0VulnerableSiemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_winac_rtx_2010:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_winac_rtx_f_2010:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:7.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 sp3 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_\(tia_portal\):*:*:*:*:advanced:*:*:* Versions up to 14.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_\(tia_portal\):*:*:*:*:basic:*:*:* Versions up to 14.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_\(tia_portal\):*:*:*:*:comfort:*:*:* Versions up to 14.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_\(tia_portal\):-:*:*:*:professional:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_runtime:-:*:*:*:professional:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simit:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinema_remote_connect:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinema_server:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 13.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:softnet_security_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:telecontrol_basic:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-7165
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-25rc-xhj7-mqxj

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2017-04602 Improper input validation in Siemens Primary Setup Tool CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5

Sources

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