CVE-2010-4233

critical

Published 2010-11-17 · Modified 2026-04-29

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

10.0

Description

The Linux installation on the Camtron CMNC-200 Full HD IP Camera and TecVoz CMNC-200 Megapixel IP Camera with firmware 1.102A-008 has a default password of m for the root account, and a default password of merlin for the mg3500 account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via the TELNET interface.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-15507 webapps hardware verified text · 1 KB

Trustwave's SpiderLabs · 2010-11-13

Camtron CMNC-200 IP Camera - Undocumented Default Accounts

text exploit Source: Exploit-DB

Finding 4: Undocumented Default Accounts
CVE: CVE-2010-4233

The CMNC-200 IP Camera has undocumented default
accounts on its Linux operating system. These accounts can
be used to login via the cameras telnet interface, which
cannot be normally disabled. The usernames and passwords are
listed below.

User: root     Password: m
User: mg3500   Password: merlin

Vendor Response:
No response received.

Remediation Steps:
No patch currently exists for this issue. To limit exposure,
network access to these devices should be limited to authorized
personnel through the use of Access Control Lists and proper
network segmentation.

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
camtron	cmnc-200_firmware	`1.102a-008`
tecvoz	cmnc-200_firmware	`1.102a-008`

References

CWEs

CWE-255

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.