CVE-2016-10116
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 · uneditedNETGEAR 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.
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 confidenceNETGEAR Arlo devices use a predictable password generation pattern consisting of an adjective, noun, and three-digit number. This severely reduces password entropy, allowing remote attackers to trivially brute-force credentials via dictionary attacks against the authentication mechanism.
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 data<= 1.7.5_6178<= 1.8.0_5551<= 1.8.1_6094CVSS 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
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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 Arlo device modelLocate the physical device or log into the Arlo web interface or mobile app to determine if you have an Arlo Base Station, Arlo Q Camera, or Arlo Q Plus CameraAffected if Device is any of these three models
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Check Base Station firmware versionFor Base Station: log into the Arlo web interface, go to Settings > My Device > select Base Station, and note the firmware version shownAffected if Firmware version is 1.7.5_6178 or lower
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Check Arlo Q camera firmware versionFor Arlo Q: log into the Arlo web interface, go to Settings > My Device > select the camera, and note the firmware version shownAffected if Firmware version is 1.8.0_5551 or lower
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Check Arlo Q Plus camera firmware versionFor Arlo Q Plus: log into the Arlo web interface, go to Settings > My Device > select the camera, and note the firmware version shownAffected if Firmware version is 1.8.1_6094 or lower
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Verify password generation patternIf you can access or reset a password, observe whether it follows the pattern of adjective + noun + three digits (for example: happycamera123)Affected if Passwords follow this predictable pattern
You are affected if you have any Arlo Base Station, Arlo Q, or Arlo Q Plus device running firmware at or below the version limits specified, or if your device passwords follow the adjective-noun-three-digit pattern.
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 dataChange all default/custom passwords to strong, randomly generated passwords following modern complexity requirements. If available, update firmware to versions beyond those specified and enable two-factor authentication.
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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-2016-10116 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.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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