# CVE-2015-8288: Hardcoded credentials in n/a

> Remote attackers can defeat cryptographic protections on NETGEAR D3600 and D6000 devices by exploiting a shared hardcoded private key.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Jun 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-549q-2p25-vrjq

## What is CVE-2015-8288?

CVE-2015-8288 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear D3600 Firmware, published on 20 Jun 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

NETGEAR D3600 devices with firmware 1.0.0.49 and D6000 devices with firmware 1.0.0.49 and earlier use the same hardcoded private key across different customers' installations, which allows remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging knowledge of this key from another installation.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8288?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Netgear D3600 Firmware, Netgear D6000 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-8288?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-8288 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-8288 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8288 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Netgear D3600 Firmware

- [CVE-2020-35799](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35799/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-21207](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-21207/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-21210](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-21210/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-21211](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-21211/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-21212](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-21212/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-8288 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-8288 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear D3600 Firmware, published on 20 Jun 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8288 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Netgear D3600 Firmware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8288/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8288/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8288
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8288
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-8288

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