No exploitation reported

CVE-2016-5805

Q: Is CVE-2016-5805 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2016-5805 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.7% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Q: What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-5805?

CVE-2016-5805 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2017-02-13
WeaknessCWE-119

Am I affected?

With a domain, we read the version its public headers and pages expose. A distribution build can carry the fix under an older number.

Description

An issue was discovered in Delta Electronics WPLSoft, Versions prior to V2.42.11, ISPSoft, Versions prior to 3.02.11, and PMSoft, Versions prior to2.10.10. There are multiple instances of heap-based buffer overflows that may allow malicious files to cause the execution of arbitrary code or a denial of service.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2017-02-1321:59CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

Block these indicators

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CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2016-5805?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD

Delta electronics ispsoft

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
—	all versions	no fix published	NVD

Delta electronics pmsoft

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
—	all versions	no fix published	NVD

Delta electronics wplsoft

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
—	all versions	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

ICSA-16-348-03 CISA3 known affected
Delta Electronics WPLSoft, ISPSoft, and PMSoft Vulnerabilities
Delta Electronics WPLSoft: <V2.42.11 · Delta Electronics ISPSoft: <3.02.11 · Delta Electronics PMSoft: <2.10.10

Full record on NVD

Fix

Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-16-348-03 · 3 productsDelta Electronics recommends affected users update their software to the latest versions ISPSoft V3.02.11, PMSoft V2.10.10, and WPLSoft V2.42.11 that are available through the following links: ISPSoft V3.02.11 (http://www.deltaww.com/filecenter/Products/download/06/060301/Software/DELTA_IA-PLC_ISPS…
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-16-348-03 · 3 productsDelta Electronics recommends affected users update their software to the latest versions ISPSoft V3.02.11, PMSoft V2.10.10, and WPLSoft V2.42.11 that are available through the following links: PMSoft V2.10.10 (http://www.deltaww.com/filecenter/Products/download/06/060301/Software/DELTA_IA-PLC_PMSof…
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-16-348-03 · 3 productsDelta Electronics recommends affected users update their software to the latest versions ISPSoft V3.02.11, PMSoft V2.10.10, and WPLSoft V2.42.11 that are available through the following links: WPLSoft V2.42.11 (http://www.deltaww.com/filecenter/Products/download/06/060301/Software/DELTA_IA-PLC_WPLS…

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

NVDCVSS 3.07.8read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.06.8read 2026-10-23
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-119read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.7 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2017-02-13
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5805?

Is CVE-2016-5805 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2016-5805 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.7% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-5805?

CVE-2016-5805 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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