{"cve":"CVE-2016-6531","nvd":{"published":"2016-09-24T10:59:03.650","modified":"2026-06-17T00:51:19.957","status":"Modified","description":"Open Dental 16.1 and earlier has a hardcoded MySQL root password, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access by leveraging access to intranet TCP port 3306.  NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating that the \"vulnerability note ... is factually false ... there is indeed a default blank password, but it can be changed ... We recommend that users change it, each customer receives direction.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-255"],"references":["http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/619767","http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/GWAN-ACVSBM","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92780","http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/619767","http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/GWAN-ACVSBM"],"products":["opendental:opendental"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:40:10.783210791+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-6531","score":0.02489,"percentile":0.84636,"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."]}