← Vulnerability feed

Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-6486 · published 8 August 2016

CVE-2016-6486: Siemens sinema server permissions and access controls vulnerability

Siemens · Sinema Server

Siemens SINEMA Server uses weak permissions for the application folder, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

7.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 0.48% · top 61.4% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
7.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.2
0.48%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Siemens SINEMA Server uses weak permissions for the application folder, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92254
http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-321174.pdf Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-478
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-215-02 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92254
http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-321174.pdf Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-478
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-215-02 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

Track CVE-2016-6486 inside VULONE

Watch it alongside the ransomware crews, C2 infrastructure and forum chatter that reference it, query it through the API and pull it into your SIEM over TAXII.

Start free Open in platform

Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

9.0CVE-2021-40438Apache HTTP Server mod_proxy SSRF via crafted URI pathA crafted request URI path can make mod_proxy forward the request to an origin server chosen by the remote user, an SSRF flaw in Apache HTTP Server 2…KEVEPSS 100%analysed9.9CVE-2019-10940Siemens sinema server improper privilege management vulnerabilityA vulnerability has been identified in SINEMA Server (All versions < V14.0 SP2 Update 1). Incorrect session validation could allow an attacker with a…EPSS 1.2%9.8CVE-2021-39275Apache http server out-of-bounds write vulnerabilityap_escape_quotes() may write beyond the end of a buffer when given malicious input. No included modules pass untrusted data to these functions, but t…EPSS 39%9.3CVE-2014-2731Siemens sinema server vulnerabilityMultiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the integrated web server in Siemens SINEMA Server before 12 SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary …EPSS 4.2%9.0CVE-2023-35796Siemens sinema server cross-site scripting vulnerabilityA vulnerability has been identified in SINEMA Server V14 (All versions). The affected application improperly sanitizes certain SNMP configuration dat…EPSS 0.59%8.1CVE-2020-25237Siemens sinec network management system path traversal vulnerabilityA vulnerability has been identified in SINEC NMS (All versions < V1.0 SP1 Update 1), SINEMA Server (All versions < V14.0 SP2 Update 2). When uploadin…EPSS 21%7.5CVE-2021-34798Apache HTTP Server NULL pointer dereference via malformed requestsApache HTTP Server 2.4.48 and earlier can dereference a NULL pointer when handling malformed requests, causing the server process to crash. Because t…EPSS 65%analysed7.5CVE-2019-6575Siemens simatic cp443-1 opc ua firmware vulnerabilityA vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CP 443-1 OPC UA (All versions), SIMATIC ET 200SP Open Controller CPU 1515SP PC2 (incl. SIPLUS variants…EPSS 1.6%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-6486), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.