CVE-2016-7960

LOW 2.5CVE-2016-7960 · Published 13/10/2016 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2016-7960 is a LOW (CVSS 2.5) vulnerability affecting simatic step 7 (siemens).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.33%, higher than 26.4% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
simatic step 7 siemens	`≤ 13.010`	No fix yet

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.

References

securityfocus.com/bid/93551 · Third Party Advisory
siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-869766.pdf · Vendor Advisory
ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-287-03 · Mitigation

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

simatic step 7

siemens

≤ 13.010

No fix yet

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