Is CVE-2016-5645 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-5645 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-5645?

CVE-2016-5645 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-5645?

CVE-2016-5645 has an EPSS score of 29.40% (98th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2016-5645?

No published fix for CVE-2016-5645 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-5645

HIGHEPSS 98th pctl

7.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-284Improper Access Control CWE-798Hard-coded Credentials

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

29.40%probability of exploitation in 30 days

98thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.

References

Mitigation1

ics-cert.us-cert.gov

Other references1

securityfocus.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-06-03.