CVE-2016-9497

HIGH

Hughes HN7740S DW7000 HN7000S/SM Firmware - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via Telnet Port 1953

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Hughes high-performance broadband satellite modems, models HN7740S DW7000 HN7000S/SM, is vulnerable to an authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel. By default, port 1953 is accessible via telnet and does not require authentication. An unauthenticated remote user can access many administrative commands via this interface, including rebooting the modem.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96244
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/614751

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0221
EPSS Percentile 80.3%
Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-287 CWE-288
Status published
Products (4)
hughes/dw7000_firmware 6.9.0.34
hughes/hn7000s_firmware 6.9.0.34
hughes/hn7000sm_firmware 6.9.0.34
hughes/hn7740s_firmware 6.9.0.34
Published Jul 13, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026