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.

Published 2018-09-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (61.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 61st percentile — 61.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Amcrest Ipc-Hx1x3x-Lexus Eng N — versions v2.420.ac01.3.r.20180206

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

seclists.org/bugtraq/2018/Sep/6 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

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.