Vulnerability in Hughes Dw7000
CVE-2016-9495
Hughes high-performance broadband satellite modems, models HN7740S DW7000 HN7000S/SM, uses hard coded credentials. Access to the device's default telnet port (23) can be obtained through using one of a few default credentials shared among all devices.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (57.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Hughes Dw7000
- Hughes Dw7000 Firmware — versions 6.9.0.34
- Hughes Hn7000s
- Hughes Hn7000s Firmware — versions 6.9.0.34
- Hughes Hn7000sm
- Hughes Hn7000sm Firmware — versions 6.9.0.34
- Hughes Hn7740s
- Hughes Hn7740s Firmware — versions 6.9.0.34
- Hughes Satellite Modem Dw7000
- Hughes Satellite Modem Hn7000s/sm
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96244 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/614751 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9495?
- CVE-2016-9495 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hughes Dw7000, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-07-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9495?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-9495 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.