CVE-2016-8567 describes a critical vulnerability in Siemens SICAM PAS versions prior to 8.00, where a hard-coded factory account with pre-set passwords exists. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to gain privileged access to the database via Port 2638/TCP. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), the vulnerability presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its criticality, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 8.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sicam_pas\/pqs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.