CVE-2016-15058 Hirschmann HiLCOS Classic Platform Password Exposure via SNMP
Attackers can sniff SNMP traffic to recover plaintext administrative credentials, enabling unauthorized access to Hirschmann switches.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-15058?
CVE-2016-15058 is a high-severity vulnerability in Belden Hirschmann HiLCOS Classic Platform, published on 3 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-257
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-15058?
How do I fix CVE-2016-15058?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-15058 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-15058 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-15058 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fj6r-jjmq-57gw.