CVE-2016-4529
No exploitation reported by the sources we read.
- Published2016-07-15
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Description
An unspecified ActiveX control in Schneider Electric SoMachine HVAC Programming Software for M171/M172 Controllers before 2.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, related to the INTERFACESAFE_FOR_UNTRUSTED_CALLER (aka safe for scripting) flag.
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2016-07-1516:59CVE publishedNVD
Observed activity
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- CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2016-4529?format=csv
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Versions per branch
NVD| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | ≤ 2.0.2 | no fix published | NVD |
as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.
Distribution builds and vendor advisories
Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.
version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.
Vendor advisories
Schneider Electric SoMachine HVAC Unsafe ActiveX Control Vulnerability
Schneider Electric SoMachine HVAC-Application: <=2.0.2
Fix
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-16-196-03 · 1 productSchneider Electric has released a patch that resolves the vulnerability. Schneider Electric’s patch is available at the following location: (http://www.schneider-electric.com/ww/en/download/document/SoMachine%20HVAC%20-%20Programming%20Software%20for%20Modicon%20M171-M172%20Logic%20Controllers)
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-16-196-03 · 1 productSchneider Electric’s security notice SEVD-2016-161-01 is available at the following location: (http://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2016-161-01)
Advisories and patches
- download.schneider-electric.comPatch · Vendor Advisory
- ics-cert.us-cert.govMitigation
Detection
- Nuclei template
- none so far ProjectDiscovery
- Exploit-DB
- no entry Exploit-DB
- Proof-of-concept repositories
- none listed PoC-in-GitHub
Sources
- NVDCVSS 3.17.3read 2026-10-23
- NVDCVSS 2.07.5read 2026-10-23
- FIRST EPSSEPSS score5.0 %2026-10-22
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Published
- 2016-07-15
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-17
- NVD status
- Modified
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