CVE-2016-2343: Patterson Dental Eaglesoft 17 has a hardcoded password of sql for the dba account, which allows remote attacke

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CRITICAL 9.8REMOTEDOWNGRADE

CVE-2016-2343 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.8) affecting eaglesoft. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Patterson Dental Eaglesoft 17 has a hardcoded password of sql for the dba account, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive Dental.DB patient information via SQL statements.

Why this priority

Critical severity
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	9.8 (Critical)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	2.4% (top 16%)
CISA exploited list	No
Published	2016-04-01
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): CERT/CC · Vendor: patterson dental

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2016-04-01 23:59 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 00:43 UTCUpdated Record last modified

patterson dental eaglesoft DOWNGRADE

Affected: 17.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 17.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy eaglesoft || rpm -q eaglesoft || eaglesoft --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 17.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison eaglesoft sudo apt install eaglesoft=<VERSION_BEFORE_17.0> sudo apt-mark hold eaglesoft

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list eaglesoft sudo dnf downgrade eaglesoft-<VERSION_BEFORE_17.0> sudo dnf versionlock add eaglesoft

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2016-2343?

eaglesoft: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2016-2343 being exploited?

CVE-2016-2343 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2016-2343 affect?

CVE-2016-2343 affects eaglesoft. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). Patterson Dental Eaglesoft 17 has a hardcoded password of sql for the dba account, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive Dental.DB patient information via SQL statements.

How urgent is CVE-2016-2343?

Priority 60/100. Critical severity; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

Related CVEs

CVE-2022-37710 HIGH 7.8 DOWNGRADE Patterson Dental Eaglesoft 21 has AES-256 encryption but there are two ways to obtain a keyfile: (1) keybackup
CVE-2021-35193 HIGH 7.5 UPGRADE Patterson Application Service in Patterson Eaglesoft 18 through 21 accepts the same certificate authentication

References

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