# CVE-2016-9345: Privilege escalation in Emerson DeltaV Easy Security Management through 13.3

> A local attacker can elevate privileges within the Emerson DeltaV control system, potentially compromising industrial operations.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Feb 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5qgw-rx87-88x8

## What is CVE-2016-9345?

CVE-2016-9345 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Emerson DeltaV Easy Security Management through 13.3, published on 13 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in Emerson DeltaV Easy Security Management DeltaV V12.3, DeltaV V12.3.1, and DeltaV V13.3. Critical vulnerabilities may allow a local attacker to elevate privileges within the DeltaV control system.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9345?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Emerson Deltav.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-9345?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9345 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-9345 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9345 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Emerson DeltaV Easy Security Management through 13.3

- [CVE-2018-14793](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14793/): Memory corruption in DeltaV (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-14795](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14795/): Path traversal in DeltaV (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-44463](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44463/): Emerson DeltaV Uncontrolled Search Path Element (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2018-14791](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14791/): Privilege escalation in DeltaV DCS (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2018-14797](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14797/): Other in DeltaV DCS (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-9345 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-9345 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Emerson DeltaV Easy Security Management through 13.3, published on 13 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9345 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Emerson DeltaV Easy Security Management through 13.3. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9345/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9345/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9345
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9345
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-9345

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9345/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.