CVE-2016-5068
Sierra Wireless GX 440 devices with ALEOS firmware 4.3.2 do not require authentication for...
Sierra Wireless GX 440 devices with ALEOS firmware 4.3.2 do not require authentication for Embedded_Ace_Get_Task.cgi requests.
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
Sierra Wireless GX 440 devices with ALEOS firmware 4.3.2 do not require authentication for Embedded_Ace_Get_Task.cgi requests.
- Record
CVE-2016-5068- 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
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Sierra Wireless GX 440 devices with ALEOS firmware 4.3.2 do not require authentication for Embedded_Ace_Get_Task.cgi requests.
- Record
CVE-2016-5068- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-6021 No score
Sierra Wireless GX 440 devices with ALEOS firmware 4.3.2 do not require authentication for Embedded_Ace_Get_Task.cgi requests.
- Record
EUVD-2016-6021- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c8rv-h68c-jvwr
Sierra Wireless GX 440 devices with ALEOS firmware 4.3.2 do not require authentication for...
Sierra Wireless GX 440 devices with ALEOS firmware 4.3.2 do not require authentication for Embedded_Ace_Get_Task.cgi requests.
- Record
GHSA-c8rv-h68c-jvwr- 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-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-2016-5068 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Sierrawireless Aleos Firmware, published April 10, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.55%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.