CVE-2016-4529

Description

An unspecified ActiveX control in Schneider Electric SoMachine HVAC Programming Software for M171/M172 Controllers before 2.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, related to the INTERFACESAFE_FOR_UNTRUSTED_CALLER (aka safe for scripting) flag.

7.3

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.86% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory schneider-electric.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-440	vdb entry third party advisory
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-196-03	us government resource third party advisory mitigation
http://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2016-161-01	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91778	vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-4529?: CVE-2016-4529 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-4529?: To fix CVE-2016-4529, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-4529 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2016-4529 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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