Is CVE-2016-10041 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2016-10041 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2016-10041 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2016-10041 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-10041?

CVE-2016-10041 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2016-10041

CWE-264Published: December 25, 2016· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.5

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

An issue was discovered in Sprecher Automation SPRECON-E Service Program before 3.43 SP0. Under certain preconditions, it is possible to execute telegram simulation as a non-admin user. As prerequisites, a user must have created an online-connection, validly authenticated and authorized as administrator, and executed telegram simulation. After that, the online-connection must have been closed. Incorrect caching of client data then may lead to privilege escalation, where a subsequently acting non-admin user is permitted to do telegram simulation. In order to exploit this vulnerability, a potential attacker would need to have both a valid engineering-account in the SPRECON RBAC system as well as access to a service/maintenance computer with SPRECON-E Service Program running. Additionally, a valid admin-user must have closed the service connection beforehand without closing the program, having executed telegram simulation; the attacker then has access to the running software instance. Hence, there is no risk from external attackers.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2016-10041 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.5.