CVE-2016-10308
Siklu EtherHaul radios before 3.7.1 and 6.x before 6.9.0 have a built-in, hidden root account,...
Siklu EtherHaul radios before 3.7.1 and 6.x before 6.9.0 have a built-in, hidden root account, with an unchangeable password that is the same across all devices. This account is accessible via both SSH and the device's web interface and grants access to the underlying embedded Linux OS on the device, allowing full control over it.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Siklu EtherHaul radios before 3.7.1 and 6.x before 6.9.0 have a built-in, hidden root account, with an unchangeable password that is the same across all devices. This account is accessible via both SSH and the device's web interface and grants access to the underlying embedded Linux OS on the device, allowing full control over it.
- Record
CVE-2016-10308- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Siklu EtherHaul radios before 3.7.1 and 6.x before 6.9.0 have a built-in, hidden root account, with an unchangeable password that is the same across all devices. This account is accessible via both SSH and the device's web interface and grants access to the underlying embedded Linux OS on the device, allowing full control over it.
- Record
CVE-2016-10308- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-1493 No score
Siklu EtherHaul radios before 3.7.1 and 6.x before 6.9.0 have a built-in, hidden root account, with an unchangeable password that is the same across all devices. This account is accessible via both SSH and the device's web interface and grants access to the underlying embedded Linux OS on the device, allowing full control over it.
- Record
EUVD-2016-1493- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x43q-hqf9-9w3x
Siklu EtherHaul radios before 3.7.1 and 6.x before 6.9.0 have a built-in, hidden root account,...
Siklu EtherHaul radios before 3.7.1 and 6.x before 6.9.0 have a built-in, hidden root account, with an unchangeable password that is the same across all devices. This account is accessible via both SSH and the device's web interface and grants access to the underlying embedded Linux OS on the device, allowing full control over it.
- Record
GHSA-x43q-hqf9-9w3x- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-10308 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Siklu Etherhaul Firmware, published March 30, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.96%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.