What is CVE-2016-5053?

CVE-2016-5053 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Osram Lightify Home, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-5053?

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

Auth bypass in Osram Lightify Home

CVE-2016-5053

OSRAM SYLVANIA Osram Lightify Home before 2016-07-26 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via TCP port 4000.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2017-04-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.027 (85.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Osram Lightify Home
Osram Sylvania Lightify Home Before 2016-07-26 — versions OSRAM SYLVANIA Osram Lightify Home before 2016-07-26

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2016/07/26/r7-2016-10-multiple-osra… (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5053?: CVE-2016-5053 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Osram Lightify Home, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-5053?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.