CVE-2015-2885
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedLens Peek-a-View has a password of 2601hx for the backdoor admin account, a password of user for the backdoor user account, and a password of guest for the backdoor guest account.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceLens Peek-a-View contains hardcoded backdoor credentials for three accounts (admin:2601hx, user:user, guest:guest) that provide unauthenticated access to the application. This is a deliberate manufacturer backdoor that bypasses normal authentication mechanisms.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the device running Peek-a-View firmwareCheck your device documentation, web interface banner, or system information page to confirm the device is Lens Laboratories Peek A View. Look for 'Peek A View' or 'Lens Laboratories' branding in the login page or device info.Affected if The device is confirmed to be Lens Laboratories Peek-a-View running any firmware version
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Locate the web management interfaceAccess the device IP address via HTTP/HTTPS in a web browser. The Peek-a-View application typically exposes its authentication page on port 80 or 443.Affected if The web interface is accessible and presents a login prompt for the Peek-a-View application
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Test admin backdoor credentialsAttempt to log in using the credentials admin:2601hx. Enter 'admin' in the username field and '2601hx' in the password field, then submit the authentication request.Affected if The credentials admin:2601hx successfully authenticate and grant access to the application
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Test user backdoor credentialsAttempt to log in using the credentials user:user. Enter 'user' in the username field and 'user' in the password field, then submit the authentication request.Affected if The credentials user:user successfully authenticate and grant access to the application
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Test guest backdoor credentialsAttempt to log in using the credentials guest:guest. Enter 'guest' in the username field and 'guest' in the password field, then submit the authentication request.Affected if The credentials guest:guest successfully authenticate and grant access to the application
You are affected if your device runs Lens Laboratories Peek-a-View firmware and any of the backdoor account credentials (admin:2601hx, user:user, or guest:guest) successfully authenticate to the web interface.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImmediately disable or change the passwords for the backdoor accounts (admin, user, guest). Contact the vendor for an official patch to remove the backdoor entirely, and consider network segmentation to limit exposure if the device cannot be patched.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2015-2885 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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