CVE•Published 2016-08-24•Modified 2026-06-03•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2016-5645Rockwellautomation · 1766-l32awa
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
7.3
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS percentile
97
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 3% of all CVEs
Description
Rockwell Automation MicroLogix 1400 PLC 1766-L32BWA, 1766-L32AWA, 1766-L32BXB, 1766-L32BWAA, 1766-L32AWAA, and 1766-L32BXBA devices have a hardcoded SNMP community, which makes it easier for remote attackers to load arbitrary firmware updates by leveraging knowledge of this community.
Timeline
Published 2016-08-24
Modified 2026-06-03
External references
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Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2016-5645Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2016-5645Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
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CVE-2016-5645Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2016-5645GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2016-5645" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.