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CVE-2016-7960

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-10-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) before 14 uses an improper format for managing TIA project files during version updates, which makes it easier for local users to obtain sensitive configuration information via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

• Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal): through 13.010

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93551
• http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-869766.pdf
• https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-287-03
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93551
• http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-869766.pdf
• https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-287-03

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