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CVE-2016-9158: A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC S7-300 CPU family (All versions), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU family...

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC S7-300 CPU family (All versions), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU family (incl. related ET200 CPUs and SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC S7-400 PN/DP V6 and below CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC S7-400 PN/DP V7 CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC S7-400 V6 and earlier CPU family (All versions), SIMATIC S7-400 V7 CPU family (All versions). Specially crafted packets sent to port 80/tcp could cause the affected devices to go into defect mode. A cold restart is required to recover the system.

HighCVSS 7.5Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Security readout for executives and security teams

This flaw can let a network attacker knock affected Siemens SIMATIC S7-300 and S7-400 CPUs into defect mode by sending crafted traffic to TCP port 80. Recovery requires a cold restart, so the main business risk is operational downtime in industrial environments. Exposure is most likely where affected Siemens CPUs are deployed and TCP port 80 is reachable from plant, engineering, vendor-access, or other routable network paths. The bundle lists all versions of several S7-300 and S7-400 CPU families as affected. Treat this as a high-priority availability risk for facilities using affected Siemens PLCs. It does not indicate data theft, but it can interrupt industrial operations and may require hands-on recovery planning. Mitigation focus: Review Siemens SSA-731239 and CISA ICSA-16-348-05 for official guidance.; Inventory affected S7-300 and S7-400 CPUs and SIPLUS variants.; Restrict TCP port 80 access to trusted management and engineering hosts..

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
High
CVSS
7.5 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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CISA-ADPCISA Coordinator
Timestamp
Version
2.0.3
Exploitation: noneAutomatable: yesTechnical Impact: partial

CVSS vector scores

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
7.5CVSS 3.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H3.93.6CISA-ADP

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

7.5High
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2016-9158Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

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Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
Siemens AGSIMATIC S7-300 CPU familyAll versionsListed
Siemens AGSIMATIC S7-300 CPU family (incl. related ET200 CPUs and SIPLUS variants)All versionsListed
Siemens AGSIMATIC S7-400 PN/DP V6 and below CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants)All versionsListed
Siemens AGSIMATIC S7-400 PN/DP V7 CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants)All versionsListed
Siemens AGSIMATIC S7-400 V6 and earlier CPU familyAll versionsListed
Siemens AGSIMATIC S7-400 V7 CPU familyAll versionsListed
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