CVE-2016-9496
Hughes high-performance broadband satellite modems, models HN7740S DW7000 HN7000S/SM, lacks authentication to access certain pages
CVE-2016-9496 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Hughes Satellite Modem Dw7000, published July 13, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.90%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Hughes high-performance broadband satellite modems, models HN7740S DW7000 HN7000S/SM, lacks authentication. An unauthenticated user may send an HTTP GET request to http://[ip]/com/gatewayreset or http://[ip]/cgi/reboot.bin to cause the modem to reboot.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Hughes high-performance broadband satellite modems, models HN7740S DW7000 HN7000S/SM, lacks authentication. An unauthenticated user may send an HTTP GET request to http://[ip]/com/gatewayreset or http://[ip]/cgi/reboot.bin to cause the modem to reboot.
- Record
CVE-2016-9496- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.1 Medium
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Hughes high-performance broadband satellite modems, models HN7740S DW7000 HN7000S/SM, lacks authentication to access certain pages
Hughes high-performance broadband satellite modems, models HN7740S DW7000 HN7000S/SM, lacks authentication. An unauthenticated user may send an HTTP GET request to http://[ip]/com/gatewayreset or http://[ip]/cgi/reboot.bin to cause the modem to reboot.
- Record
CVE-2016-9496- Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-10302 No score
Hughes high-performance broadband satellite modems, models HN7740S DW7000 HN7000S/SM, lacks authentication. An unauthenticated user may send an HTTP GET request to http://[ip]/com/gatewayreset or http://[ip]/cgi/reboot.bin to cause the modem to reboot.
- Record
EUVD-2016-10302- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jh2c-pmq9-ggrc
Hughes high-performance broadband satellite modems, models HN7740S DW7000 HN7000S/SM, lacks...
Hughes high-performance broadband satellite modems, models HN7740S DW7000 HN7000S/SM, lacks authentication. An unauthenticated user may send an HTTP GET request to http://[ip]/com/gatewayreset or http://[ip]/cgi/reboot.bin to cause the modem to reboot.
- Record
GHSA-jh2c-pmq9-ggrc- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |