CVE-2016-8344

low

Published 2017-02-13 · Modified 2026-05-13

CVSS v3

3.7

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CVSS v2

4.3

VIR risk

3.7

Description

An issue was discovered in Honeywell Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) platform: Experion PKS, Release 3xx and prior, Experion PKS, Release 400, Experion PKS, Release 410, Experion PKS, Release 430, and Experion PKS, Release 431. Experion PKS does not properly validate input. By sending a specially crafted packet, an attacker could cause the process to terminate. A successful exploit would prevent firmware uploads to the Series-C devices.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

47%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov — https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-301-01

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions
honeywell	experion_process_knowledge_system	`{"endIncluding":"311"}`
honeywell	experion_process_knowledge_system	`410`
honeywell	experion_process_knowledge_system	`430`
honeywell	experion_process_knowledge_system	`431`

References

CWEs

CWE-20

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.