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CVE-2016-5066

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-5066 describes a critical vulnerability in Sierra Wireless GX 440 devices running ALEOS firmware version 4.3.2, stemming from the use of weak, hardcoded passwords for default accounts like admin, rauser, sconsole, and user. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), indicating that it can be exploited remotely with low complexity, requiring no user interaction, and leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion, the inherent weakness of these default credentials presents a substantial risk to affected systems.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:sierrawireless:aleos_firmware:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.84%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
76.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0184 is in the 65th percentile among its peer group of 36,862 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

carvesystems.com / sierra-wireless-2016-advisory.html
ExploitThird Party Advisory