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CVE-2016-7960

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-7960 describes a vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) versions prior to 14, where improper handling of project files during version updates allows local attackers to access sensitive configuration data. This vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.5, indicating a low severity with local access and high attack complexity required for a limited impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion, with only one article from SecurityWeek covering the patch release.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 13.010CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

2.5LOW

CVSS:3.0/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
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.33%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
25.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0033 is in the 82nd 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-16-287-03
MitigationPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government ResourceVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/93551
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
siemens.com / cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-869766.pdf
Vendor Advisory