CVE-2016-8731
Hard-coded FTP credentials (r:r) are included in the Foscam C1 running firmware 1.9.1.12.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.65%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Hard-coded FTP credentials (r:r) are included in the Foscam C1 running firmware 1.9.1.12. Knowledge of these credentials would allow remote access to any cameras found on the internet that do not have port 50021 blocked by an intermediate device.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.65% probability · 86th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-798
- Affected
- foscam/c1 webcam firmware
- Source
- talos-cna@cisco.com
EPSS 2.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99193Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2016-0245Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99193Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2016-0245Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.