No exploitation reported

CVE-2016-9160

Q: Is CVE-2016-9160 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2016-9160 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.4% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Q: What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-9160?

CVE-2016-9160 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2016-12-17
WeaknessCWE-111 · CWE-254

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

A vulnerability in SIEMENS SIMATIC WinCC (All versions < SIMATIC WinCC V7.2) and SIEMENS SIMATIC PCS 7 (All versions < SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0 SP1) could allow a remote attacker to crash an ActiveX component or leak parts of the application memory if a user is tricked into clicking on a malicious link under certain conditions.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2016-12-1703:59CVE 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-2016-9160?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD

Siemens simatic pcs 7

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
8.0	≤ 8.0	no fix published	NVD

Siemens simatic wincc

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
7.1	≤ 7.1	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-16-348-04 CISA2 known affected
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC and SIMATIC PCS 7 ActiveX Vulnerability
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC: <7.2 · Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7: <8.0_SP1

Full record on NVD

Fix

Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-16-348-04 · 2 productsSiemens provides SIMATIC WinCC Version 7.2 and newer, and PCS7 Version 8.0 SP2 and newer, which fix the vulnerability. Users can obtain these newer versions by contacting the local Siemens representative or customer support at: (https://w3.siemens.com/aspa_app/)
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-16-348-04 · 2 productsUntil users can upgrade to the new versions, Siemens recommends the following mitigations to reduce the risk: Only allow execution of ActiveX components on trusted sites. Apply defense-in-depth concepts.
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-16-348-04 · 2 productsFor more information on this vulnerability and more detailed mitigation instructions, please see Siemens Security Advisory SSA-693129 at the following location: (http://www.siemens.com/cert/en/cert-security-advisories.htm)
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-16-348-04 · 2 productsSiemens advises configuring the environment according to Siemens operational guidelines in order to run the devices in a protected IT environment. (https://www.siemens.com/cert/operational-guidelines-industrial-security)

Detection

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

Sources

NVDCVSS 3.08.1read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.05.8read 2026-10-23
CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-111read 2026-10-23
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-254read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.4 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Published: 2016-12-17
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9160?

Is CVE-2016-9160 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2016-9160 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.4% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-9160?

CVE-2016-9160 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

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