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CVE-2016-8378 Lynxspring CVE debrief

CVE-2016-8378 is a critical vulnerability in Lynxspring JENEsys BAS Bridge version 1.1.8 and earlier. According to the official CVE/NVD record, the application's database lacks sufficient safeguards for protecting credentials, which can expose sensitive authentication data. NVD assigns a CVSS v3.0 score of 9.8, reflecting network attackability and high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The record also maps the issue to CWE-255, indicating improper credential handling or protection. For defenders, the main concern is that credentials stored in or accessible through the BAS Bridge database may be easier to recover or misuse than intended. The publicly listed guidance points to government and third-party advisories for mitigation context, so organizations running affected versions should prioritize updating or replacing exposed instances and reviewing any systems that rely on those credentials.

Vendor
Lynxspring
Product
Jenesys Bas Bridge
CVSS
CRITICAL 9.8
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2016-08-19
Original CVE updated
2025-06-05
Advisory published
2016-08-19
Advisory updated
2025-06-05

Who should care

Organizations operating Lynxspring JENEsys BAS Bridge, especially building automation and industrial control system teams, should care most. Security teams responsible for credential storage, authentication services, and downstream systems that trust BAS Bridge-held credentials should also review exposure.

Technical summary

The official record describes a database credential-protection flaw in Lynxspring JENEsys BAS Bridge 1.1.8 and earlier. NVD lists the vulnerability as remotely exploitable without privileges or user interaction (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) with complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact (C:H/I:H/A:H). NVD associates the issue with CWE-255. The source corpus does not provide more granular implementation details about the storage format or retrieval path, so analysis should stay limited to the documented weakness: insufficient safeguards for protecting credentials.

Defensive priority

High. The CVSS 9.8 rating and the possibility of exposed credentials make this a priority issue for any environment still running affected BAS Bridge versions.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Identify all deployments of Lynxspring JENEsys BAS Bridge and confirm whether any instance is at version 1.1.8 or earlier.
  • Upgrade or replace affected installations using vendor and government advisory guidance.
  • Review whether credentials stored by BAS Bridge have been reused elsewhere and rotate them if exposure is suspected.
  • Audit database access controls, backup exposure, and administrative access paths that could reveal stored credentials.
  • Check dependent systems for signs of unauthorized access using credentials managed by the affected application.
  • Preserve logs and configuration evidence for incident review if exposure is suspected.

Evidence notes

This debrief is based only on the supplied official CVE/NVD record and the listed advisory links. The corpus explicitly states that Lynxspring JENEsys BAS Bridge 1.1.8 and older lack sufficient safeguards for protecting credentials in the application's database. NVD metadata provides the CVSS vector (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) and CWE-255 classification. The source set does not include deeper implementation details, so no assumptions are made beyond the documented credential-protection weakness.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2016-8378 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8378

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2016-8378 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8378

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.