CVE-2016-9335 describes a critical hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability in Red Lion Controls Sixnet-Managed Industrial Switches (firmware v5.0.196) and Stride-Managed Ethernet Switches (firmware v5.0.190). All affected devices share the same unchangeable HTTP SSL/SSH keys, allowing an attacker to compromise secure communications. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 10.0 (CRITICAL), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity, requiring no user interaction, and leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.0.196CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redlion:sixnet-managed_industrial_switches_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 5.0.190CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redlion:stride-managed_ethernet_switches_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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