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FKIE_CVE-2016-5645

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-08-24 02:00 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:49

Severity

7.3 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Summary

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.

References

URL	Tags
cret@cert.org	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92428
cret@cert.org	https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-224-01	Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92428
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-224-01	Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
rockwellautomation	1766-l32awa	-
rockwellautomation	1766-l32awaa	-
rockwellautomation	1766-l32bwa	-
rockwellautomation	1766-l32bwaa	-
rockwellautomation	1766-l32bxb	-
rockwellautomation	1766-l32bxba	-

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CVE-2016-5645 (GCVE-0-2016-5645)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-08-24 01:00 – Updated: 2026-06-03 13:14

Summary

Severity

7.3 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-06-03 13:14 UTC

CWE

n/a
CWE-798 - Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Assigner

certcc mitre root

References

2 references

URL	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92428	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-224-01	x_refsource_MISC

Date Public

2016-08-11 00:00

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