CVE-2016-10116

HighCVSS 8.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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 use a pattern of adjective, noun, and three-digit number for the customized password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a dictionary attack.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 8.1/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://blog.newskysecurity.com/2016/09/brute-force-vulnerability-netgear-arlo/Third Party Advisory
http://kb.netgear.com/30731/Arlo-WiFi-Default-Password-Security-VulnerabilityMitigation, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95266Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://blog.newskysecurity.com/2016/09/brute-force-vulnerability-netgear-arlo/Third Party Advisory
http://kb.netgear.com/30731/Arlo-WiFi-Default-Password-Security-VulnerabilityMitigation, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95266Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Jan 4, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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