What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-6530?

CVE-2016-6530 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.4%.

Cdr Dicom CVE-2016-6530

CRITICAL

Use of Hard-coded Credentials (CWE-798)

2016-09-21 cret@cert.org

Authentication Bypass Cdr Dicom

9.8

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Sep 21, 2016 - 02:59 cve.org

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionCVE.org

AnalysisAI

Dentsply Sirona (formerly Schick) CDR Dicom 5 and earlier has default passwords for the sa and cdr accounts, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access by leveraging knowledge of. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Use of Hard-coded Credentials (CWE-798), which allows attackers to gain access using credentials embedded in source code. Dentsply Sirona (formerly Schick) CDR Dicom 5 and earlier has default passwords for the sa and cdr accounts, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access by leveraging knowledge of these passwords. Affected products include: Dentsply Sirona Cdr Dicom.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Remove hard-coded credentials, use environment variables or secrets management, rotate exposed credentials immediately.