# CVE-2016-6551: Intellian Satellite TV antennas t-Series and v-Series, firmware version 1.07, uses default credentials

> Remote attackers can gain elevated access to Intellian satellite antennas using default FTP and admin credentials.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Jul 2018
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jq64-pj79-mg78

## What is CVE-2016-6551?

CVE-2016-6551 is a critical vulnerability in Intellian Satellite TV Antennas, published on 13 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Intellian Satellite TV antennas t-Series and v-Series, firmware version 1.07, uses non-random default credentials of: ftp/ftp or intellian:12345678. A remote network attacker can gain elevated access to a vulnerable device.

Weakness: CWE-255

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6551?

It affects 13 products.


Products: Intelliantech T100q Firmware, Intelliantech T100w Firmware, Intelliantech T110q Firmware, Intelliantech T110w Firmware, Intelliantech T130q Firmware, Intelliantech T130w Firmware, Intelliantech T240ck Firmware, Intelliantech T80q Firmware, Intelliantech T80w Firmware, Intelliantech V60 Firmware, Intelliantech V60ka Firmware, Intelliantech V65 Firmware, Intelliantech V80g Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-6551?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6551 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-6551 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6551 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-6551 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-6551 is a critical vulnerability in Intellian Satellite TV Antennas, published on 13 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6551 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intellian Satellite TV Antennas. 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-2016-6551/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6551/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6551
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6551
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6551

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6551/
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