What is CVE-2016-5068?

CVE-2016-5068 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sierrawireless Aleos Firmware, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-5068?

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

Is CVE-2016-5068 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Sierrawireless Aleos Firmware

CVE-2016-5068

Sierra Wireless GX 440 devices with ALEOS firmware 4.3.2 do not require authentication for Embedded_Ace_Get_Task.cgi requests.

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: 0.016 (74.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Sierrawireless Aleos Firmware — versions 4.3.2
Sierrawireless Gx 440
Sierra Wireless Gx 440 Devices With Aleos Firmware 4.3.2 — versions Sierra Wireless GX 440 devices with ALEOS firmware 4.3.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ivision-research/disclosures

References

carvesystems.com/sierra-wireless-2016-advisory.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5068?: CVE-2016-5068 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sierrawireless Aleos Firmware, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-5068?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-5068 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.