CVE-2016-10305

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-10305
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-30 07:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionTrango Apex <= 2.1.1, ApexLynx < 2.0, ApexOrion < 2.0, ApexPlus <= 3.2.0, Giga <= 2.6.1, GigaLynx < 2.0, GigaOrion < 2.0, GigaPlus <= 3.2.3, GigaPro <= 1.4.1, StrataLink < 3.0, and StrataPro devices have a built-in, hidden root account, with a default password that was once stored in cleartext within a software update package on a Trango FTP server. This account is accessible via SSH and/or TELNET, and grants access to the underlying embedded UNIX OS on the device, allowing full control over it.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-798 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Gotrango Apex - All All All
Operating System Gotrango Apex Firmware All All All All
Hardware Gotrango Apex Lynx - All All All
Operating System Gotrango Apex Lynx Firmware All All All All
Hardware Gotrango Apex Orion - All All All
Operating System Gotrango Apex Orion Firmware All All All All
Hardware Gotrango Apex Plus - All All All
Operating System Gotrango Apex Plus Firmware All All All All
Hardware Gotrango Giga - All All All
Operating System Gotrango Giga Firmware All All All All
Hardware Gotrango Giga Lynx - All All All
Operating System Gotrango Giga Lynx Firmware All All All All
Hardware Gotrango Giga Orion - All All All
Operating System Gotrango Giga Orion Firmware All All All All
Hardware Gotrango Giga Plus - All All All
Operating System Gotrango Giga Plus Firmware All All All All
Hardware Gotrango Giga Pro - All All All
Operating System Gotrango Giga Pro Firmware All All All All
Hardware Gotrango Stratalink - All All All
Operating System Gotrango Stratalink Firmware All All All All
Hardware Gotrango Stratalink Pro - All All All
Operating System Gotrango Stratalink Pro Firmware - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
iancaling — Trango Systems Hidden root Account Vulnerability... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blog.iancaling.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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