Vulnerability in Huawei Acu2
CVE-2016-2404
Huawei switches S5700, S6700, S7700, S9700 with software V200R001C00SPC300, V200R002C00SPC100, V200R003C00SPC300, V200R005C00SPC500, V200R006C00; S12700 with software V200R005C00SPC500, V200R006C00; ACU2 with software V200R005C00SPC500, V200R006C00 have a permission control vulnerability. If a switch enables Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) for permission control and user permissions are not appropriate, AAA users may obtain the virtual type terminal (VTY) access permission, resulting in privilege escalation.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (55.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 55.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Huawei Acu2
- Huawei Acu2 Firmware — versions v200r005c00spc500, v200r006c00
- Huawei S12700
- Huawei S12700 Firmware — versions v200r005c00spc500, v200r006c00
- Huawei S5700
- Huawei S5700 Firmware — versions v200r001c00spc300, v200r002c00spc100, v200r003c00spc300
- Huawei S6700
- Huawei S6700 Firmware — versions v200r001c00spc300, v200r002c00spc100, v200r003c00spc300
- Huawei S7700
- Huawei S7700 Firmware — versions v200r001c00spc300, v200r002c00spc100, v200r003c00spc300
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2404?
- CVE-2016-2404 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Acu2, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-02.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2404?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.