7.8

CVE-2016-8798: huawei usg5500 Improper Access Control

CVSS: 7.8v2.0HighModified
Published 02-04-2017Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-8798 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Improper Access Control vulnerability in huawei usg5500. EPSS estimates a 1.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.01%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 02-04-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Huawei USG5500 with software V300R001C00 and V300R001C00 allows attackers to bypass the anti-DDoS module of the USGs to cause a denial of service condition on the backend server.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.01%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

63%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.01% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
1.01%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Huawei1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

2 links