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CVE-2016-5645

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.3 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 29.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-08-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-284

Description

Rockwell Automation MicroLogix 1400 PLC 1766-L32BWA, 1766-L32AWA, 1766-L32BXB, 1766-L32BWAA, 1766-L32AWAA, and 1766-L32BXBA devices have a hardcoded SNMP community, which makes it easier for remote attackers to load arbitrary firmware updates by leveraging knowledge of this community.

Affected products

• Rockwellautomation 1766-L32Awa: all versions
• Rockwellautomation 1766-L32Awaa: all versions
• Rockwellautomation 1766-L32Bwa: all versions
• Rockwellautomation 1766-L32Bwaa: all versions
• Rockwellautomation 1766-L32Bxb: all versions
• Rockwellautomation 1766-L32Bxba: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92428
• https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-224-01
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92428
• https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-224-01

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