CVE•Published 2017-03-30•Modified 2026-05-13•1 article on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2016-10305Gotrango · Apex_plus_firmware
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Trango Apex <= 2.1.1, ApexLynx < 2.0, ApexOrion < 2.0, ApexPlus <= 3.2.0, Giga <= 2.6.1, GigaLynx < 2.0, GigaOrion < 2.0, GigaPlus <= 3.2.3, GigaPro <= 1.4.1, StrataLink < 3.0, and StrataPro devices have a built-in, hidden root account, with a default password that was once stored in cleartext within a software update package on a Trango FTP server. This account is accessible via SSH and/or TELNET, and grants access to the underlying embedded UNIX OS on the device, allowing full control over it.
Timeline
Published 2017-03-30
Modified 2026-05-13
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2016-10305Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · OS
os:"Apex Plus Firmware"Hosts Shodan identified as running Apex Plus Firmware.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2016-10305Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2016-10305Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2016-10305Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2016-10305GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2016-10305" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.