How severe is CVE-2016-5790?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Enghousenetworks Lighthouse Sms

CVE-2016-5790

Tollgrade LightHouse SMS before 5.1 patch 3 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and restart the software via unspecified vectors.

Published 2016-07-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.029 (86.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Enghousenetworks Lighthouse Sms

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/91728 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-194-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5790?: CVE-2016-5790 is a high-severity vulnerability in Enghousenetworks Lighthouse Sms. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-07-15.
How severe is CVE-2016-5790?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.