CVE-2016-8561
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CP 1543-1 (All versions < V2.0.28), SIPLUS NET CP...
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CP 1543-1 (All versions < V2.0.28), SIPLUS NET CP 1543-1 (All versions < V2.0.28). Users with elevated privileges to TIA-Portal and project data on the engineering station could possibly get privileged access on affected devices.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- 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
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CP 1543-1 (All versions < V2.0.28), SIPLUS NET CP 1543-1 (All versions < V2.0.28). Users with elevated privileges to TIA-Portal and project data on the engineering station could possibly get privileged access on affected devices.
- Record
CVE-2016-8561- CVSS 3.0
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CP 1543-1 (All versions < V2.0.28), SIPLUS NET CP 1543-1 (All versions < V2.0.28). Users with elevated privileges to TIA-Portal and project data on the engineering station could possibly get privileged access on affected devices.
- Record
CVE-2016-8561- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-9409 No score
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CP 1543-1 (All versions < V2.0.28), SIPLUS NET CP 1543-1 (All versions < V2.0.28). Users with elevated privileges to TIA-Portal and project data on the engineering station could possibly get privileged access on affected devices.
- Record
EUVD-2016-9409- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6xmx-v4m3-j532
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CP 1543-1 (All versions < V2.0.28), SIPLUS NET CP...
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CP 1543-1 (All versions < V2.0.28), SIPLUS NET CP 1543-1 (All versions < V2.0.28). Users with elevated privileges to TIA-Portal and project data on the engineering station could possibly get privileged access on affected devices.
- Record
GHSA-6xmx-v4m3-j532- CVSS 3.0
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-8561 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.6) in Siemens Simatic Cp 1543-1 Firmware, published November 18, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.58%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.