CVE-2016-2358

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—

9.8

Milesight IP security cameras through 2016-11-14 have a default set of 10 privileged accounts with hardcoded credentials. They are accessible if the customer has not configured 10 actual user accounts.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 74.9%
KEV: Not listed

Published

October 25, 2019

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (6)

cret@certhttp://kirils.org/slides/2016-10-06_Milesight_initial.pdf
cret@certhttps://possiblesecurity.com/news/vulnerabilities-of-milesight-ip-security-cameras/
cret@certhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scckkI7CAW0
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://kirils.org/slides/2016-10-06_Milesight_initial.pdf
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://possiblesecurity.com/news/vulnerabilities-of-milesight-ip-security-cameras/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scckkI7CAW0

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 7× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-27 13:38 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-27 13:38 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-27 12:33 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-27 12:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
2026-05-26 13:42 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 07:16 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-24 16:43 UTCepss_batch

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2016-2358?

CVE-2016-2358 is a critical vulnerability published on October 25, 2019. Milesight IP security cameras through 2016-11-14 have a default set of 10 privileged accounts with hardcoded credentials. They are accessible if the customer has not configured 10 actual user accounts.

When was CVE-2016-2358 disclosed?

CVE-2016-2358 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 25, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2016-2358 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-2358 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 74.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-2358?

CVE-2016-2358 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2016-2358?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2016-2358, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2016-2358

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