What is CVE-2016-5686?

CVE-2016-5686 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Animas Onetouch Ping, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-10-05.

How severe is CVE-2016-5686?

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

Auth bypass in Animas Onetouch Ping

CVE-2016-5686

Johnson & Johnson Animas OneTouch Ping devices mishandle acknowledgements, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass authentication via a custom communication protocol.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2016-10-05 · 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: 0.045 (91.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.045 · newest: 0.045 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2016/10/04/r7-2016-07-multiple-vuln… (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/BLUU-A9SQRS (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/884840 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93351 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5686?: CVE-2016-5686 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Animas Onetouch Ping, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-10-05.
How severe is CVE-2016-5686?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.