# CVE-2016-5071: Privilege escalation in Sierra Wireless GX 440 devices with ALEOS firmware 4.3.2

> The management web application runs with root privileges, allowing attackers to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code on the device.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Apr 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j4v3-45w4-p3w3

## What is CVE-2016-5071?

CVE-2016-5071 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sierra Wireless GX 440 devices with ALEOS firmware 4.3.2, published on 10 Apr 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Sierra Wireless GX 440 devices with ALEOS firmware 4.3.2 execute the management web application as root.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5071?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sierrawireless Aleos Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-5071?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5071 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-5071 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5071 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Sierra Wireless GX 440 devices with ALEOS firmware 4.3.2

- [CVE-2016-5065](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5065/): Command injection in Sierra Wireless GX 440 devices with ALEOS firmware 4.3.2 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-5066](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5066/): Hardcoded credentials in Sierra Wireless GX 440 devices with ALEOS firmware 4.3.2 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-5068](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5068/): Auth bypass in Sierra Wireless GX 440 devices with ALEOS firmware 4.3.2 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-5069](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5069/): Information disclosure in Sierra Wireless GX 440 devices with ALEOS firmware 4.3.2 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-5070](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5070/): Hardcoded credentials in Sierra Wireless GX 440 devices with ALEOS firmware 4.3.2 (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-5071 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-5071 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sierra Wireless GX 440 devices with ALEOS firmware 4.3.2, published on 10 Apr 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5071 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Sierra Wireless GX 440 devices with ALEOS firmware 4.3.2. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5071/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5071/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5071
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5071
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-5071

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5071/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.