What is CVE-2018-16222?

CVE-2018-16222 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ismartalarm, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2018-11-20.

How severe is CVE-2018-16222?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-16222 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Ismartalarm

CVE-2018-16222

Cleartext Storage of credentials in the iSmartAlarmData.xml configuration file in the iSmartAlarm application through 2.0.8 for Android allows an attacker to retrieve the username and password.

Published 2018-11-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (43.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 43.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ismartalarm

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Nov/2 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/150165/QBee-Camera-iSmartAlarm-Credential-Disclos… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16222?: CVE-2018-16222 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ismartalarm, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2018-11-20.
How severe is CVE-2018-16222?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-16222 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.