NETGEAR Arlo base stations with firmware 1.7.5_6178 and earlier, Arlo Q devices with firmware 1.8.0_5551 and earlier, and Arlo Q Plus devices with firmware 1.8.1_6094 and earlier have a default password of 12345678, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access after a factory reset or in a factory configuration
Published Jan 4, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 5.07%
Description
NETGEAR Arlo base stations with firmware 1.7.5_6178 and earlier, Arlo Q devices with firmware 1.8.0_5551 and earlier, and Arlo Q Plus devices with firmware 1.8.1_6094 and earlier have a default password of 12345678, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access after a factory reset or in a factory configuration.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- ≤ 1.8.0_5551
Configuration 3
- ≤ 1.8.1_6094
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.07% (0.05074) | 92.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.03% (0.05032) | 91.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.24% (0.06240) | 89.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.31% (0.10309) | 88.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.24% (0.06240) | 90.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.68% (0.00676) | 80.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.68% (0.00676) | 79.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.68% (0.00676) | 76.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://blog.newskysecurity.com/2016/09/factory_reset_vuln_in_netgear_arlo/ x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- http://kb.netgear.com/30731/Arlo-WiFi-Default-Password-Security-Vulnerability x_refsource_MISCMitigationVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95265 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://blog.newskysecurity.com/2016/09/factory_reset_vuln_in_netgear_arlo/ | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| http://kb.netgear.com/30731/Arlo-WiFi-Default-Password-Security-Vulnerability | x_refsource_MISCMitigationVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95265 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.