CVE-2016-0865
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedTollgrade SmartGrid LightHouse Sensor Management System (SMS) Software EMS before 5.1, and 4.1.0 Build 16, allows remote authenticated users to change arbitrary passwords via unspecified vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceTollgrade SmartGrid LightHouse SMS Software EMS contains a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing any authenticated user to change arbitrary passwords in the system. An authenticated attacker can modify passwords for other users including administrator accounts, potentially gaining full control of the system.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 5.0= 4.1.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Tollgrade SmartGrid LightHouse SMS is installedCheck your system for the presence of Tollgrade SmartGrid LightHouse SMS Software or Sensor Management System - look for installation directories, services, or the web application accessible on your network typically on ports 80/443 or custom EMS portsAffected if The software is present on your system or network
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Determine the installed versionLocate the software version through the web management interface (usually in About/Help section), installation logs, or configuration files shipped with the productAffected if The installed version is 4.1.0 exactly, or any version 5.0 and below
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Verify the build number for version 4.1.0If version 4.1.0 is identified, check the build number - builds prior to Build 16 are vulnerableAffected if Running version 4.1.0 with build number below 16
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Check if the EMS management interface is network-accessibleDetermine if the LightHouse web interface is exposed to network accessible from untrusted segmentsAffected if The management interface is reachable from networks outside your trusted personnel
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Confirm if user accounts exist in the systemLog into the EMS interface and verify if multiple user accounts are configured, or check the user database/configuration for account entriesAffected if Multiple user accounts are configured in the system (authenticated users can exploit this vulnerability)
You are affected if Tollgrade SmartGrid LightHouse SMS version 5.0 or below (or version 4.1.0 with build below 16) is installed and the management interface is accessible to authenticated users on your network.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to version 5.1 or later (or 4.1.0 Build 16+). If patching is not immediately possible, restrict network access to the EMS management interface to trusted personnel only and monitor authentication logs for unusual password change activity.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2016-0865 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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