{"cve":"CVE-2016-2509","nvd":{"published":"2016-02-18T22:59:07.853","modified":"2026-06-17T00:44:11.497","status":"Modified","description":"The password-sync feature on Belden Hirschmann Classic Platform switches L2B before 05.3.07 and L2E, L2P, L3E, and L3P before 09.0.06 sets an SNMP community to the same string as the administrator password, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":5.3},"cwes":["CWE-200"],"references":["http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/507216","https://www.belden.com/resourcecenter/security/upload/Belden_Security_Advisory_BSECV-2016-2_1v0.pdf","http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/507216","https://www.belden.com/resourcecenter/security/upload/Belden_Security_Advisory_BSECV-2016-2_1v0.pdf"],"products":["belden:hirschmann_firmware","belden:hirschmann_l2b"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:37:48.328043465+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-2509","score":0.00796,"percentile":0.56486,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}