CVE-2016-2278
Schneider Electric Struxureware Building Operations Automation Server AS 1.7 and earlier and AS-P...
Schneider Electric Struxureware Building Operations Automation Server AS 1.7 and earlier and AS-P 1.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary OS commands by defeating an msh (aka Minimal Shell) protection mechanism.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Schneider Electric Struxureware Building Operations Automation Server AS 1.7 and earlier and AS-P 1.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary OS commands by defeating an msh (aka Minimal Shell) protection mechanism.
- Record
CVE-2016-2278- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Schneider Electric Struxureware Building Operations Automation Server AS 1.7 and earlier and AS-P 1.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary OS commands by defeating an msh (aka Minimal Shell) protection mechanism.
- Record
CVE-2016-2278- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-3362 No score
Schneider Electric Struxureware Building Operations Automation Server AS 1.7 and earlier and AS-P 1.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary OS commands by defeating an msh (aka Minimal Shell) protection mechanism.
- Record
EUVD-2016-3362- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5242-5wvm-8m3p
Schneider Electric Struxureware Building Operations Automation Server AS 1.7 and earlier and AS-P...
Schneider Electric Struxureware Building Operations Automation Server AS 1.7 and earlier and AS-P 1.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary OS commands by defeating an msh (aka Minimal Shell) protection mechanism.
- Record
GHSA-5242-5wvm-8m3p- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Schneider Electric SBO / AS - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2016-03-03 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-2278 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Schneider-electric Struxureware Building Operations Automation Server As-p Firmware, published March 2, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.4%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.