Medium severity4.7NVD Advisory· Published Oct 13, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-7959

Description

Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) before 14 improperly stores pre-shared key data in TIA project files, which makes it easier for local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging access to a file and conducting a brute-force attack.

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Affected products

Siemens Foundation/SIMATIC STEP7
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=13.010
Siemens Foundation/Simatic Step 7 \(tia Portal\)llm-fuzzy
Range: <14

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/93551nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-869766.pdfnvdVendor Advisory
ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-287-03nvd

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