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
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 use a pattern of adjective, noun, and three-digit number for the customized password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a dictionary attack.
- Published
- Jan 4, 2017
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 4.1% · 90th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-264
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Report tools
Action score
33
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 32 / 40 · 8.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 4.1%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| netgear | arlo base station firmware | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:arlo_base_station_firmware |
| netgear | vmb30x0 | cpe:2.3:h:netgear:vmb30x0 |
| netgear | vmk3xx0 | cpe:2.3:h:netgear:vmk3xx0 |
| netgear | vms3xx0 | cpe:2.3:h:netgear:vms3xx0 |
| netgear | arlo q camera firmware | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:arlo_q_camera_firmware |
| netgear | vmc3040 | cpe:2.3:h:netgear:vmc3040 |
| netgear | arlo q plus camera firmware | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:arlo_q_plus_camera_firmware |
| netgear | vmc3040s | cpe:2.3:h:netgear:vmc3040s |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- netgear arlo base station firmwareup to 1.7.5_6178 inclusive
- netgear arlo q camera firmwareup to 1.8.0_5551 inclusive
- netgear arlo q plus camera firmwareup to 1.8.1_6094 inclusive
Same product
netgear: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2016-10115NETGEAR 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 device41Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access ControlsCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpChange log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- blog.newskysecurity.com/2016/09/brute-force-vulnerability-netgear-arlo/
- kb.netgear.com/30731/Arlo-WiFi-Default-Password-Security-Vulnerability
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95266
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.