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CVE-2016-10115: Netgear Arlo Base Station Firmware: Hard-coded credentials or backdoor

CVE-2016-10115 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.0 base score of 9.8 and NVD lists 3 affected products, including Netgear Arlo Base Station Firmware. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

NETGEAR Arlo base stations with firmware 1.7.5_6178 and earlier, Arlo Q devices with firmware 1.8.0_5551 and earlier, and Arlo Q Plus devices with firmware 1.8.1_6094 and earlier have a default password of 12345678, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access after a factory reset or in a factory configuration.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v3.0 9.8: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  • Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
  • Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
  • Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
  • User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
  • Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: High. Total loss of confidentiality; sensitive data can be fully disclosed.
  • Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
  • Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.

Underlying weakness

CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials

The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key.

Affected products

  • Netgear Arlo Base Station Firmware: up to and including 1.7.5_6178
  • Netgear Arlo Q Camera Firmware: up to and including 1.8.0_5551
  • Netgear Arlo Q Plus Camera Firmware: up to and including 1.8.1_6094

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