No exploitation reported

CVE-2016-2310

Q: Is CVE-2016-2310 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2016-2310 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 3.2% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Q: What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-2310?

CVE-2016-2310 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2016-06-09
WeaknessCWE-798

Am I affected?

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Description

General Electric (GE) Multilink ML800, ML1200, ML1600, and ML2400 switches with firmware before 5.5.0 and ML810, ML3000, and ML3100 switches with firmware before 5.5.0k have hardcoded credentials, which allows remote attackers to modify configuration settings via the web interface.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2016-06-0910:59CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

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CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2016-2310?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD

Ge multilink firmwareversion to verify

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
5.5	≤ 5.5.0	no fix published	NVD
5.5	≤ 5.5.0k	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

ICSA-16-154-01 CISA7 known affected
GE MultiLink Series Hard-coded Credential Vulnerability
GE GE ML800 Switch: <firmware_5.5.0 · GE GE ML810 Switch: <firmware_5.5.0k · GE GE ML1200 Switch: <firmware_5.5.0 · +4 more

Full record on NVD

Fix

Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-16-154-01 · 7 productsGE has released new firmware versions for the MultiLink series managed switches that resolve the identified vulnerability. GE recommends that asset owners install firmware upgrades on affected devices. Firmware Version 5.5.0 resolves the vulnerability for the ML800, ML1200, ML1600, and ML2400. Firm…
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-16-154-01 · 7 productsThe new firmware version for the ML800 switch, Version 5.5.0, is available at the following location: (https://www.gegridsolutions.com/app/Resources.aspx?prod=ml800&type=7)
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-16-154-01 · 7 productsThe new firmware version for the ML810 switch, Version 5.5.0k, is available at the following location: (https://www.gegridsolutions.com/app/Resources.aspx?prod=ml810&type=7)
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-16-154-01 · 7 productsThe new firmware version for the ML1200 switch, Version 5.5.0, is available at the following location: (https://www.gegridsolutions.com/app/Resources.aspx?prod=ml1200&type=7)
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-16-154-01 · 7 productsThe new firmware version for the ML1600 switch, Version 5.5.0, is available at the following location: (https://www.gegridsolutions.com/app/Resources.aspx?prod=ml1600&type=7)
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-16-154-01 · 7 productsThe new firmware version for the ML2400 switch, Version 5.5.0, is available at the following location: (https://www.gegridsolutions.com/app/Resources.aspx?prod=ml2400&type=7)

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.010read 2026-10-23
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-798read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score3.2 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2016-06-09
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2310?

Is CVE-2016-2310 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2016-2310 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 3.2% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-2310?

CVE-2016-2310 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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