CVE-2016-8380 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in Phoenix Contact ILC PLCs, allowing unauthenticated access to read and write PLC variables. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.3) is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to unauthorized information disclosure, data manipulation, and denial of service. While not on CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:ilc_plcs_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:L
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