What is CVE-2016-6530?

CVE-2016-6530 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dentsply Sirona Cdr Dicom, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-09-21.

How severe is CVE-2016-6530?

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

Vulnerability in Dentsply Sirona Cdr Dicom

CVE-2016-6530

Dentsply Sirona (formerly Schick) CDR Dicom 5 and earlier has default passwords for the sa and cdr accounts, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access by leveraging knowledge of these passwords.

Published 2016-09-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.031 (87.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.031 · newest: 0.031 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Dentsply Sirona Cdr Dicom

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/548399 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
www.schickbysirona.com/items.php (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92777 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6530?: CVE-2016-6530 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dentsply Sirona Cdr Dicom, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-09-21.
How severe is CVE-2016-6530?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.