CVE-2016-8562

Siemens SIMATIC CP 1543-1 Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability

Siemens — SIMATIC CP

Added to KEV catalog: 3 March 2022
Federal remediation due date: 24 March 2022
Weakness classification (CWE): CWE-20

CISA Description

An improper privilege management vulnerability exists within the Siemens SIMATIC Communication Processor (CP) that allows a privileged attacker to remotely cause a denial of service.

Required action

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Notes

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8562

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