CVE-2016-5070 json
Sierra Wireless GX 440 devices with ALEOS firmware 4.3.2 store passwords in cleartext.
published 2017-04-10 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-6023
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.3%
- EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 71%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Sierra Wireless GX 440 devices with ALEOS firmware 4.3.2 store passwords in cleartext.
Exploit prediction
1.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- carvesystems.com https://carvesystems.com/sierra-wireless-2016-advisory.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- n/a Sierra Wireless GX 440 devices with ALEOS firmware 4.3.2
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-255 Credentials Management Errors
References
-
carvesystems.com
/sierra-wireless-2016-advisory.html
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-5070
- NVD CVE-2016-5070
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