CVE-2016-9495
Hughes high-performance broadband satellite modems, models HN7740S DW7000 HN7000S/SM, uses hard coded credentials.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.89%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Hughes high-performance broadband satellite modems, models HN7740S DW7000 HN7000S/SM, uses hard coded credentials. Access to the device's default telnet port (23) can be obtained through using one of a few default credentials shared among all devices.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.89% probability · 59th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-798
- Affected
- hughes/hn7740s firmware · hughes/dw7000 firmware · hughes/hn7000s firmware · hughes/hn7000sm firmware
- Source
- cret@cert.org
EPSS 0.9% 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.
References
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/614751Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96244Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/614751Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96244Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.