CVE-2016-10307 describes a critical vulnerability in Trango ApexLynx, ApexOrion, GigaLynx, GigaOrion, and StrataLink devices, where a hidden root account with a known default password hash grants full control over the underlying UNIX OS via SSH/TELNET. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the presence of a hardcoded, privileged account poses a significant security risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:gotrango:apex_lynx_firmware:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:gotrango:apex_orion_firmware:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:gotrango:giga_lynx_firmware:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:gotrango:giga_orion_firmware:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:gotrango:stratalink_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
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