What is CVE-2016-6552?

CVE-2016-6552 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Green Packet Wifi Access Point, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-07-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-6552?

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

Vulnerability in Green Packet Wifi Access Point

CVE-2016-6552

Green Packet DX-350 uses non-random default credentials of: root:wimax. A remote network attacker can gain privileged access to a vulnerable device.

EPSS: 0.029 (85.1th 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

Green Packet Wifi Access Point — versions DX-350
Greenpacket Dx-350
Greenpacket Dx-350_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-255

References

cret@cert.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cret@cert.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6552?: CVE-2016-6552 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Green Packet Wifi Access Point, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-07-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-6552?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.