CVE-2016-6159
The management interface of Huawei WS331a routers with software before WS331a-10 V100R001C01B112...
The management interface of Huawei WS331a routers with software before WS331a-10 V100R001C01B112 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access by sending "special packages" to the LAN interface.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- High
- 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
The management interface of Huawei WS331a routers with software before WS331a-10 V100R001C01B112 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access by sending "special packages" to the LAN interface.
- Record
CVE-2016-6159- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The management interface of Huawei WS331a routers with software before WS331a-10 V100R001C01B112 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access by sending "special packages" to the LAN interface.
- Record
CVE-2016-6159- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-7093 No score
The management interface of Huawei WS331a routers with software before WS331a-10 V100R001C01B112 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access by sending "special packages" to the LAN interface.
- Record
EUVD-2016-7093- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-74g5-3h38-r7hj
The management interface of Huawei WS331a routers with software before WS331a-10 V100R001C01B112...
The management interface of Huawei WS331a routers with software before WS331a-10 V100R001C01B112 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access by sending "special packages" to the LAN interface.
- Record
GHSA-74g5-3h38-r7hj- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- 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-2016-6159 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Huawei Ws331a Router Firmware, published September 21, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.09%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.