What is CVE-2009-5154?

CVE-2009-5154 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mobotix S14, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-02-09.

How severe is CVE-2009-5154?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mobotix S14

CVE-2009-5154

An issue was discovered on MOBOTIX S14 MX-V4.2.1.61 devices. There is a default password of meinsm for the admin account.

Published 2019-02-09 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.023 (82.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Mobotix S14
Mobotix S14 Firmware — versions mx-v4.2.1.61

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

gist.github.com/llandeilocymro/7dbe3daaab6d058d609fd9a0b24301cb (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
www.use-ip.co.uk/forum/threads/mobotix-default-password.76/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-5154?: CVE-2009-5154 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mobotix S14, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-02-09.
How severe is CVE-2009-5154?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.