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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-10115 · published 4 January 2017

CVE-2016-10115: Netgear arlo base station firmware hard-coded credentials vulnerability

Netgear · Arlo Base Station Firmware

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.

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 5.1% · top 8.0% CWE-798 · Hard-coded credentials
9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 10.0
5.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

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

Affected products

3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-10115), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.