CVE-2016-9496
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited from the same network segment without logging in. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-306 · Missing authentication
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Hughes hn7740s Firmware 6.9.0.34
- Hughes dw7000 Firmware 6.9.0.34
- Hughes hn7000s Firmware 6.9.0.34
- Hughes hn7000sm Firmware 6.9.0.34
Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 6.5
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2016-9496.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2016-9496. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
