VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-9496

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.90%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-07-13
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Primary references