CVE-2016-4523

Trihedral VTScada (formerly VTS) Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

  • High 7.5
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 15 Apr 2022

Description

The WAP interface in Trihedral VTScada (formerly VTS) 8.x through 11.x before 11.2.02 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via unspecified vectors.

Key facts

Published
9 Jun 2016
Last changed
21 Oct 2025
Assigned by
icscert
KEV added
15 Apr 2022
KEV fix due
6 May 2022
EPSS
31.167% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 98.298% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: partial

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 7.5CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What to do

  • Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

VendorProductVersions
n/an/a
  • n/a (affected)

Timeline

  1. 9 Jun 2016 Published
  2. 15 Apr 2022 CVE-2016-4523 added to CISA KEV
  3. 15 Apr 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

References