CVE-2026-5387
AVEVA Pipeline Simulation Missing Authorization
The vulnerability, if exploited, could allow an unauthenticated miscreant to perform operations intended only for Simulator Instructor or Simulator Developer (Administrator) roles, resulting in privilege escalation with potential for modification of simulation parameters, training configuration, and training records.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
AVEVA Pipeline Simulation Missing Authorization
The vulnerability, if exploited, could allow an unauthenticated miscreant to perform operations intended only for Simulator Instructor or Simulator Developer (Administrator) roles, resulting in privilege escalation with potential for modification of simulation parameters, training configuration, and training records.
- Record
CVE-2026-5387- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-22979
The vulnerability, if exploited, could allow an unauthenticated miscreant to perform operations intended only for Simulator Instructor or Simulator Developer (Administrator) roles, resulting in privilege escalation with potential for modification of simulation parameters, training configuration, and training records.
- Record
EUVD-2026-22979- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jhj9-vq27-q5p9
The vulnerability, if exploited, could allow an unauthenticated miscreant to perform operations...
The vulnerability, if exploited, could allow an unauthenticated miscreant to perform operations intended only for Simulator Instructor or Simulator Developer (Administrator) roles, resulting in privilege escalation with potential for modification of simulation parameters, training configuration, and training records.
- Record
GHSA-jhj9-vq27-q5p9- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The vulnerability, if exploited, could allow an unauthenticated miscreant to perform operations intended only for Simulator Instructor or Simulator Developer (Administrator) roles, resulting in privilege escalation with potential for modification of simulation parameters, training configuration, and training records.
- Record
CVE-2026-5387- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-5387 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Aveva Pipeline Simulation 2025, published April 15, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
aveva.com/content/dam/aveva/documents/support/cyber-security-updates/SecurityBulletin_AVEVA-2026-004.pdf
softwaresupportsp.aveva.com/en-US/downloads/products/details/57b79fdb-7b5f-4125-8a44-833b6b5c6d6f
cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-106-04
github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsa-26-106-04.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5387