Siemens SIMATIC CP

What it is

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.

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vendor notices and references

• nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8562

Description and required action as published by CISA. Full record at NVD.