Auth bypass in Hughes Dw7000
CVE-2016-9496
Hughes high-performance broadband satellite modems, models HN7740S DW7000 HN7000S/SM, lacks authentication. An unauthenticated user may send an HTTP GET request to http://[ip]/com/gatewayreset or http://[ip]/cgi/reboot.bin to cause the modem to reboot.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (58.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 58.1% 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)
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-2016-9496?
- CVE-2016-9496 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hughes Dw7000, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-07-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9496?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.