What is CVE-2018-16546?

CVE-2018-16546 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Amcrest Ipc-Hx1x3x-Lexus Eng N, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2018-09-05.

How severe is CVE-2018-16546?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Amcrest Ipc-Hx1x3x-Lexus Eng N

CVE-2018-16546

Amcrest networked devices use the same hardcoded SSL private key across different customers' installations, which allows remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging knowledge of this key from another installation, as demonstrated by Amcrest_IPC-HX1X3X-LEXUS_Eng_N_AMCREST_V2.420.AC01.3.R.20180206.

EPSS: 0.010 (59.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Amcrest Amcrest_ipc-hx1x3x-lexus_eng_n_amcrest — versions v2.420.ac01.3.r.20180206
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16546?: CVE-2018-16546 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Amcrest Ipc-Hx1x3x-Lexus Eng N, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2018-09-05.
How severe is CVE-2018-16546?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.