CVE-2016-5645 describes a critical vulnerability in several Rockwell Automation MicroLogix 1400 PLC models, where a hardcoded SNMP community allows remote attackers to upload arbitrary firmware updates. With a CVSS score of 7.3 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, potentially leading to unauthorized firmware modifications and impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there are no known public exploits or active exploitation, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating its potential risk. Organizations using affected PLCs should prioritize mitigation to prevent unauthorized access and control.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:rockwellautomation:1766-l32awa:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:rockwellautomation:1766-l32awaa:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:rockwellautomation:1766-l32bwa:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:rockwellautomation:1766-l32bwaa:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:rockwellautomation:1766-l32bxb:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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:L
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.