{"id":"CVE-2016-9497","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-9497","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:55:08.468Z","title":"Hughes high-performance broadband satellite modems, models HN7740S DW7000 HN7000S/SM, is vulnerable to an authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel.","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.","published":"2018-07-13T20:29:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:56:11.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cret@cert.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-288","CWE-287"],"affected":["hughes/hn7740s firmware","hughes/dw7000 firmware","hughes/hn7000s firmware","hughes/hn7000sm firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.02214,"percentile":0.82536,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/614751","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"cret@cert.org"},{"url":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96244","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cret@cert.org"},{"url":"https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/614751","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96244","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9497","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}