CVE-2016-15058

HIGH

Hirschmann HiLCOS Classic Platform Password Exposure via SNMP

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1
EPSS 0.0000
EPSS Percentile 0.0%
Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-257
Status published
Products (4)
Belden/Hirschmann HiLCOS Classic Platform < 05.3.06
Belden/Hirschmann HiLCOS Classic Platform < 09.0.05
Belden/Hirschmann HiLCOS Classic Platform >= 05.3.07
Belden/Hirschmann HiLCOS Classic Platform >= 09.0.06
Published Apr 03, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 04, 2026