CWE-259Variant1 in KEV

Use of Hard-coded Password

Draft in the CWE catalog · 181 CVEs mapped

181
CVEs mapped
1
In KEV
7.3
Median CVSS
What it is

The product contains a hard-coded password, which it uses for its own inbound authentication or for outbound communication to external components.

Recent examples
7.4cvss
CVE-2026-112146

CVE-2026-112146 - HIGH Severity Vulnerability

A vulnerability was detected in D-Link E15, M32, R15 and R32. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /etc/emDaemon/passwd of the component MQTT Broker. The manipulation results in hard-coded credentials. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used.

HIGHno explanation yet
0%
epss
7.3cvss
CVE-2026-110667

CVE-2026-110667 - HIGH Severity Vulnerability

A security flaw has been discovered in cemtan sar2html 4.0.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file sar2html.py. The manipulation of the argument SECRET_KEY results in hard-coded credentials. The attack can be executed remotely. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

HIGHno explanation yet
0%
epss
6.3cvss
CVE-2026-108831

CVE-2026-108831 - MEDIUM Severity Vulnerability

A security vulnerability has been detected in meetecho janus-gateway up to 1.4.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file html/demos/admin.js of the component Admin API. Such manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.

MEDIUMno explanation yet
0%
epss
The record
Technical detail
CWE ID
CWE-259
Abstraction
Variant
Structure
Simple
Status
Draft
References (4)