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CVE-2016-5849

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-5849 describes a vulnerability in Siemens SICAM PAS versions through 8.07, allowing local users to access sensitive configuration data by stopping the database. Rated with a low CVSS score of 2.5, this vulnerability requires local access and high attack complexity, with a limited impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion, though it received minor media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 8.07CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sicam_pas\/pqs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

2.5LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.0
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.32%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
24.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0032 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 223 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

ics-cert.us-cert.gov / advisories/ICSA-16-182-02
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
securityfocus.com / bid/91525
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
siemens.com / cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-444217.pdf
Vendor Advisory