Known Exploited Vulnerability

CVE-2016-4523

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

Past federal due date 2 public exploits Added 15 Apr 2022 Due 06 May 2022 · 1554 days ago
VendorTrihedral
ProductVTScada (formerly VTS)
WeaknessCWE-119
RansomwareNone confirmed

What the flaw is

The WAP interface in Trihedral VTScada (formerly VTS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS).

Description as published by CISA. We have not independently reproduced it.

What CISA requires

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

This deadline is binding on US federal civilian agencies under BOD 22-01. It is not a legal deadline for anyone else, but it is a useful urgency signal — CISA sets it by how actively the flaw is being used, not by CVSS.

Public exploit code

2 public repositories referencing this CVE have been catalogued on GitHub. Treat this as a strong signal to prioritise patching, not as a verified working exploit — many such repositories are scanners, write-ups or forks rather than functional code.

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