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CVE-2016-10115

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-10115 is a critical vulnerability affecting NETGEAR Arlo base stations and Arlo Q/Q Plus cameras, where devices configured with factory settings or after a factory reset retain a default password of "12345678". This allows remote attackers to easily gain full control over the affected devices. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability poses a high risk of complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity. Despite its critical severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.7.5_6178CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:arlo_base_station_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 1.8.0_5551CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:arlo_q_camera_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 1.8.1_6094CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:arlo_q_plus_camera_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.07%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0507 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 36,821 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

blog.newskysecurity.com / 2016/09/factory_reset_vuln_in_netgear_arlo
Third Party Advisory
kb.netgear.com / 30731/Arlo-WiFi-Default-Password-Security-Vulnerability
MitigationVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/95265
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry