CVE-2016-15058

Hirschmann HiLCOS Classic Platform Password Exposure via SNMP

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: April 3, 2026 at 09:59 PM UTC
Updated: July 21, 2026 at 07:29 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorHirschmann HiLCOS Classic Platform

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 09.0.05v ≤ 5.3.06
Vendor states this is fixed in >= 5.3.07 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in >= 9.0.06 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.1HIGHVulnCheck
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-257

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