CVE-2016-2272
No exploitation reported by the sources we read.
- Published2016-04-06
- WeaknessCWE-284
Am I affected?
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Description
Eaton Lighting EG2 Web Control 4.04P and earlier allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a modified cookie.
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2016-04-0623:59CVE publishedNVD
Observed activity
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Versions per branch
NVD| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.4 | ≤ 4.04p | no fix published | NVD |
as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.
Distribution builds and vendor advisories
Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.
version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.
Vendor advisories
Eaton Lighting Systems EG2 Web Control Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities
Eaton EG2 Web Control: <=V4.04P
Fix
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-16-061-03 · 1 productEaton Lighting Systems has made the decision to remove this functionality from the device. The EG2 is a legacy product that is being moved to “end-of-life” later this year. A new hardware and OS platform is replacing this system. Eaton Lighting Systems has produced a firmware patch to mitigate thes…
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-16-061-03 · 1 productPlease contact Eaton Lighting Systems for advice on updating the firmware. 1) Europe, Middle East, and Asia: +44 (0)844 324 9100 (available Mon-Fri 9am-5pm GMT) (mailto:TechSupportCC@eaton.com) 2) Americas: 1-800-553-3879, 1-800-954-7016, (mailto:controltechsupport@eaton.com)
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-16-061-03 · 1 productOr visit the Eaton cybersecurity web site www.eaton.com/cybersecurity for additional information.
Detection
- Nuclei template
- none so far ProjectDiscovery
- Exploit-DB
- no entry Exploit-DB
- Proof-of-concept repositories
- none listed PoC-in-GitHub
Sources
- NVDCVSS 3.07.5read 2026-10-23
- NVDCVSS 2.05read 2026-10-23
- NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-284read 2026-10-23
- FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.2 %2026-10-22
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Published
- 2016-04-06
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-17
- NVD status
- Modified
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