{"id":"CVE-2026-39460","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-39460","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T00:56:55.863Z","title":"Usernames and passwords, including the default factory credentials, are stored in plaintext within the configuration file.","description":"Usernames and passwords, including the default factory credentials, are stored in plaintext within the configuration file. With administrator rights, the configuration file can be viewed through the CLI or they can be exported from the device through a TFTP transfer from the web interface. A TFTP transfer can be initiated through SNMP which does not require authentication.","published":"2026-10-09T15:17:15.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-12T23:17:38.000Z","status":"Awaiting Analysis","sourceIdentifier":"ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov","cvss":{"version":"4.0","score":9.3,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M"},"cwe":["CWE-522"],"affected":[],"epss":{"score":0.00291,"percentile":0.21489,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[{"date":"2026-10-10","score":0.00291,"percentile":0.19954}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.29%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[{"kind":"new","label":"New CVE","at":"2026-10-09T15:17:15.000Z","detail":{"score":"9.3","severity":"CRITICAL","publishedAt":"2026-10-09T15:17:14.660Z"},"summary":"New CVE, critical severity (CVSS 9.3)."}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsa-26-281-01.json","source":"ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-281-01","source":"ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov"},{"url":"https://www.hms-networks.com/","source":"ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov"},{"url":"https://www.hms-networks.com/cybersecurity","source":"ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39460","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}