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.
EPSS: 0.009 (55.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
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 — versions N/A
- Hughes Satellite Modem Hn7000s/sm — versions N/A
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
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-2016-9495?
- 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.