8.8

CVE-2015-10148: belden hirschmann hilcos Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

CVSS: 8.8v4.0HighAwaiting analysis
Published 03-04-2026Last modified 25-05-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-10148 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key vulnerability in belden hirschmann hilcos. EPSS estimates a 0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.29%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 03-04-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 25-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Hirschmann HiLCOS devices OpenBAT, WLC, BAT300, BAT54 prior to 8.80 and OpenBAT prior to 9.10 are shipped with identical default SSH and SSL keys that cannot be changed, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to decrypt or intercept encrypted management communications. Attackers can perform man-in-the-middle attacks, impersonate devices, and expose sensitive information by leveraging the shared default cryptographic keys across multiple devices.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.29%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

20%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.29% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.29%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Belden1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

2 links