CVE-2016-4520

Description

Schneider Electric Pelco Digital Sentry Video Management System with firmware before 7.14 has hardcoded credentials, which allows remote attackers to obtain access, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via unspecified vectors.

9.8

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.71% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory schneider-electric.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-196-01	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91783	vdb entry
http://www.schneider-electric.com/ww/en/download/document/SEVD-2016-153-01	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-4520?: CVE-2016-4520 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-4520?: To fix CVE-2016-4520, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-4520 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2016-4520 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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