What is CVE-2016-5791?

CVE-2016-5791 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Jantek Jtc-200, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-10-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-5791?

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

Auth bypass in Jantek Jtc-200

CVE-2016-5791

An Improper Authentication issue was discovered in JanTek JTC-200, all versions. The improper authentication could provide an undocumented BusyBox Linux shell accessible over the TELNET service without any authentication.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.024 (82.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Jantek Jtc-200
Jantek Jtc-200_firmware
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5791?: CVE-2016-5791 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Jantek Jtc-200, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-10-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-5791?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.