No exploitation reported

CVE-2016-5788

Q: Is CVE-2016-5788 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2016-5788 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.3% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Q: What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-5788?

CVE-2016-5788 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2016-11-25
WeaknessCWE-254 · CWE-285

Am I affected?

With a domain, we read the version its public headers and pages expose. A distribution build can carry the fix under an older number.

Description

General Electric (GE) Bently Nevada 3500/22M USB with firmware before 5.0 and Bently Nevada 3500/22M Serial have open ports, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain privileged access via unspecified vectors.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2016-11-2503:59CVE 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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Versions per branch

NVD

Ge bently nevada 3500\/22m serial firmwareversion to verify

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
—	all versions	no fix published	NVD

Ge bently nevada 3500\/22m usb firmwareversion to verify

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
—	all versions	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-16-252-01 CISA2 known affected
GE Bently Nevada 3500/22M Improper Authorization Vulnerability
GE GE Bently Nevada 3500/22M (USB version) Firmware: <5.0 · GE GE Bently Nevada 3500/22M (serial version): vers:all/*

Full record on NVD

Fix

Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-16-252-01 · 2 productsGE has released a new firmware version for the GE Bently Nevada 3500/22M TDI USB monitoring system, Version 5.0. GE’s new firmware can only be applied to the USB version of the GE Bently Nevada 3500/22M monitoring system. Users registered with a GE Bently Nevada Technical Support Agreement can down…
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-16-252-01 · 2 productsGE recommends that users using the serial version of the GE Bently Nevada 3500/22M upgrade the affected device.
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-16-252-01 · 2 productsUsers who are concerned about the security of their GE Bently Nevada 3500 System should: Employ system hardening techniques for GE Bently Nevada’s 3500 System as outlined in document 106M9733 - 3500 Hardening Guideline. This document is available through (http://www.bntechsupport.com)
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-16-252-01 · 2 productsContact GE Bently Nevada for information regarding installations compliant to IEC 62443-2-4 Level 1. Implement a bump-in-the-wire solution to provide secure communication between endpoints, which may enhance security. Effectively segment networks and implement demilitarized zones (DMZs) with proper…

Detection

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

Sources

NVDCVSS 3.010read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.010read 2026-10-23
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-254, CWE-285read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.3 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2016-11-25
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5788?

Is CVE-2016-5788 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2016-5788 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.3% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-5788?

CVE-2016-5788 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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