Is CVE-2016-8566 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-8566 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-8566?

CVE-2016-8566 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-8566?

CVE-2016-8566 has an EPSS score of 0.32% (24th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-8566?

Upgrade sicam pas\/pqs to 8.00 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-8566

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in Siemens SICAM PAS before 8.00. Because of Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format, an authenticated local attacker with certain privileges could possibly reconstruct the passwords of users for accessing the database.

CWE-255

How to fix

Remediation Available

sicam pas\/pqsNVD

Affected:< 8.00Fixed in:8.00CVE-2016-8566derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.32%probability of exploitation in 30 days

24thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 24% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-255 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2010-0219	High	10.0	90%	-	-
CVE-2013-4786	High	7.5	82%	-	-
CVE-2014-9195	High	10.0	81%	-	-
CVE-2009-3548	High	7.5	79%	-	-
CVE-2009-4189	High	10.0	79%	-	-
CVE-2017-8229	Critical	9.8	74%	-	-

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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 2026-05-13.