CVE-2013-2579

Exp

TP-Link IP Cameras TL-SC3130, TL-SC3130G, TL-SC3171, TL-SC3171G, and possibly other models before beta firmware LM.1.6.18P12_sign6 have an empty password for the hardcoded "qmik" account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via a TELNET session.

Published: 2013-10-11 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-2579 is rated High Exploit Risk (92.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 17.78%, 95th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.88% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2013-2579

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
27289 exploit_db edb 2013-08-02 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-2579

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-08-02 13.91% 17.78% +3.88%
2 2025-05-27 14.79% 13.91% -0.88%
3 2025-03-30 — 14.79% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-2579

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-2579

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-2579

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
tp-link tl-sc3130 — cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-sc3130:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tp-link tl-sc3130g — cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-sc3130g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tp-link tl-sc3171 — cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-sc3171:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tp-link tl-sc3171g — cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-sc3171g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tp-link lm_firmware <= 1.6.18p12_sign5 cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:lm_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-2579

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