Apr 16, 2026highcritical-infrastructureexploited in the wild

AVEVA Pipeline Simulation

software contains a missing authorization vulnerability (CVE-2026-5387) with a CVSS v3 score of 9.1, allowing unauthenticated attackers to escalate privileges and perform administrator-level actions. Exploiting this flaw could enable modification of simulation parameters, training configurations, and training records in pipeline simulation systems used in critical manufacturing infrastructure worldwide. Developers and operators using AVEVA Pipeline Simulation should apply patches or mitigations immediately, as the high CVSS score and lack of authentication requirement make this a serious risk.

what's affectedpipeline simulation systems used in critical manufacturing infrastructure worldwide

mitigation statusMonitoring updates

first reportedApr 16, 2026

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summaryConversation is accelerating with active-response chatter and exploit validation.

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https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-106-04

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