What is CVE-2016-5788?

CVE-2016-5788 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ge Bently Nevada 3500\/22m Serial, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2016-11-25.

How severe is CVE-2016-5788?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Ge Bently Nevada 3500\/22m Serial

CVE-2016-5788

General Electric (GE) Bently Nevada 3500/22M USB with firmware before 5.0 and Bently Nevada 3500/22M Serial have open ports, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain privileged access via unspecified vectors.

Published 2016-11-25 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.023 (82.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-28.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-252-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93452 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5788?: CVE-2016-5788 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ge Bently Nevada 3500\/22m Serial, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2016-11-25.
How severe is CVE-2016-5788?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.