CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-15058

HighCVSS 8.1
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.21%

12th percentile - higher than 12% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability in Hirschmann HiLCOS Classic Platform switches exposes user passwords synchronized with SNMPv1/v2 community strings transmitted in plaintext. Attackers with local network access can sniff SNMP traffic or extract configuration data to recover plaintext credentials and gain unauthorized administrative access.

Risk Assessment

The organization risks full compromise of network switches, potentially leading to network integrity and confidentiality breaches and further attacks on IT infrastructure.

Recommendation

Immediately update switch firmware to version 09.0.06 (for L2E, L2P, L3E, L3P series) or 05.3.07 (for L2B) and disable password synchronization with SNMP community strings.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Hirschmann HiLCOS Classic Platform switches Classic L2E, L2P, L3E, L3P versions prior to 09.0.06 and Classic L2B prior to 05.3.07 contain a credential exposure vulnerability where user passwords are synchronized with SNMPv1/v2 community strings and transmitted in plaintext when the feature is enabled. Attackers with local network access can sniff SNMP traffic or extract configuration data to recover plaintext credentials and gain unauthorized administrative access to the switches.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS