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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-6669

Buffer overflow in the Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) module in Huawei USG2100, USG2200, USG5100, and USG5500 unified security gateways with software before V300R001C10SPC600 allows remote authenticated RADIUS servers to execute…

HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.33%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.33%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Buffer overflow in the Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) module in Huawei USG2100, USG2200, USG5100, and USG5500 unified security gateways with software before V300R001C10SPC600 allows remote authenticated RADIUS servers to execute arbitrary code by sending a crafted EAP packet.

CVSS 3.0
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
3.33% probability · 89th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
huawei/usg2100 firmware · huawei/usg2200 firmware · huawei/usg5100 firmware · huawei/usg5500 firmware
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 3.33%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 3.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.