Is CVE-2016-9497 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-9497 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-9497?

CVE-2016-9497 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-9497?

CVE-2016-9497 has an EPSS score of 2.21% (80th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2016-9497?

No published fix for CVE-2016-9497 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-9497

HIGHEPSS 80th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-288 CWE-287Improper Authentication

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorAdjacent

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.21%probability of exploitation in 30 days

80thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 80% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.