CVE-2016-2846 describes a bypass vulnerability affecting Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU devices running firmware versions prior to 4.0. This flaw allows remote attackers to circumvent a "user program block" protection mechanism through unspecified means. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), the vulnerability is network-exploitable with low attack complexity, potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts without requiring user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_s7_cpu_1200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.