Siemens SIMATIC CP 1543-1 Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability

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Timeline

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1. Nov 18, 2016 · Catalog

   Detected

   A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CP 1543-1 (All versions < V2.0.28), SIPLUS NET CP 1543-1 (All versions < V2.0.28). Under special conditions it was possible to write SNMP variables on port 161/udp which should be read-only and should only be configured with TIA-Portal. A write to these variables could reduce the availability or cause a denial-of-service.

2. Mar 3, 2022 · CISA KEV

   Known exploited

   Apply updates per vendor instructions.

3. Mar 24, 2022 · CISA KEV

   Remediation due

   Apply updates per vendor instructions.

4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

   Updated

   A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CP 1543-1 (All versions < V2.0.28), SIPLUS NET CP 1543-1 (All versions < V2.0.28). Under special conditions it was possible to write SNMP variables on port 161/udp which should be read-only and should only be configured with TIA-Portal. A write to these variables could reduce the availability or cause a denial-of-service.

Affected

• cpe siemens/simatic cp 1543-1 firmwareversion unspecified
• cpe siemens/siplus net cp 1543-1 firmwareversion unspecified
• vendor Siemens SIMATIC CPversion unspecified

Sources

• CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2016-8562

  An improper privilege management vulnerability exists within the Siemens SIMATIC Communication Processor (CP) that allows a privileged attacker to remotely cause a denial of service.

  cisa.gov
• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2016-8562

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2016-8562

  30-day exploitation probability 3.6%

  first.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2016-8562

  A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CP 1543-1 (All versions < V2.0.28), SIPLUS NET CP 1543-1 (All versions < V2.0.28). Under special conditions it was possible to write SNMP variables on port 161/udp which should be read-only and should only be configured with TIA-Port

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Broken Link · securityfocus.com
• Broken Link · siemens.com
• Vendor Advisory · cert-portal.siemens.com
• Third Party Advisory · ics-cert.us-cert.gov
• CISA note · nvd.nist.gov