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FKIE_CVE-2016-9495

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-07-13 20:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:56
Severity
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Hughes high-performance broadband satellite modems, models HN7740S DW7000 HN7000S/SM, uses hard coded credentials. Access to the device's default telnet port (23) can be obtained through using one of a few default credentials shared among all devices.
References
cret@cert.orghttps://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/614751Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
cret@cert.orghttps://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96244Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/614751Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96244Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
hughes hn7740s_firmware 6.9.0.34
hughes hn7740s -
hughes dw7000_firmware 6.9.0.34
hughes dw7000 -
hughes hn7000s_firmware 6.9.0.34
hughes hn7000s -
hughes hn7000sm_firmware 6.9.0.34
hughes hn7000sm -
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