CVE-2016-5799
Moxa OnCell G3100V2 devices before 2.8 and G3111, G3151, G3211, and G3251 devices before 1.7 do...
Moxa OnCell G3100V2 devices before 2.8 and G3111, G3151, G3211, and G3251 devices before 1.7 do not properly restrict authentication attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack.
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
Moxa OnCell G3100V2 devices before 2.8 and G3111, G3151, G3211, and G3251 devices before 1.7 do not properly restrict authentication attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack.
- Record
CVE-2016-5799- 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-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Moxa OnCell G3100V2 devices before 2.8 and G3111, G3151, G3211, and G3251 devices before 1.7 do not properly restrict authentication attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack.
- Record
CVE-2016-5799- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-6734 No score
Moxa OnCell G3100V2 devices before 2.8 and G3111, G3151, G3211, and G3251 devices before 1.7 do not properly restrict authentication attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack.
- Record
EUVD-2016-6734- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rcrj-xc4j-xjqv
Moxa OnCell G3100V2 devices before 2.8 and G3111, G3151, G3211, and G3251 devices before 1.7 do...
Moxa OnCell G3100V2 devices before 2.8 and G3111, G3151, G3211, and G3251 devices before 1.7 do not properly restrict authentication attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack.
- Record
GHSA-rcrj-xc4j-xjqv- 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-285
- 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-2016-5799 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Moxa Oncell G3001 Firmware, published August 24, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.00%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.