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TI-2016-07498 Aliases CVE-2016-9160GHSA-chxw-x27v-grr7

A vulnerability in SIEMENS SIMATIC WinCC (All versions < SIMATIC WinCC V7.2) and SIEMENS…

Priority LOW 38CWE-111Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0142 72nd 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
—SIEMENS SIMATIC WinCC (All versions < SIMATIC WinCC V7.2) and SIEMENS SIMATIC PCS 7 (All versions < SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0 SP1)SIEMENS SIMATIC WinCC (All versions < SIMATIC WinCC V7.2) and SIEMENS SIMATIC PCS 7 (All versions < SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0 SP1)—No fix listedCNA
  • SIEMENS SIMATIC WinCC (All versions < SIMATIC WinCC V7.2) and SIEMENS SIMATIC PCS 7 (All versions < SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0 SP1) Vendor— Affected SIEMENS SIMATIC WinCC (All versions < SIMATIC WinCC V7.2) and SIEMENS SIMATIC PCS 7 (All versions < SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0 SP1) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 8.0VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 7.1VulnerableSiemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.1 Vulnerable ·Siemens

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-9160
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-chxw-x27v-grr7

References

Other 2

  • TI-2014-07026 The WinCC server in Siemens SIMATIC WinCC 7.0 through SP3, 7.2 before Update 9, and 7.3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2019-08143 Missing authentication in Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0 and earlier CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-11164 Code injection in Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-17429 Path traversal in Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2019-08139 A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0 and earlier (All versions)… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-08137 SQL injection in Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0 and earlier CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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