What is CVE-2016-2310?

CVE-2016-2310 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ge Multilink Firmware, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-06-09.

How severe is CVE-2016-2310?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ge Multilink Firmware

CVE-2016-2310

General Electric (GE) Multilink ML800, ML1200, ML1600, and ML2400 switches with firmware before 5.5.0 and ML810, ML3000, and ML3100 switches with firmware before 5.5.0k have hardcoded credentials, which allows remote attackers to modify configuration settings via the web interface.

Published 2016-06-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.032 (87.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.032 · newest: 0.032 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-154-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2310?: CVE-2016-2310 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ge Multilink Firmware, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-06-09.
How severe is CVE-2016-2310?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.