CWE-798
Allowed-with-ReviewUse of Hard-coded Credentials
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key.
2389 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-R4W3-CV5X-R5JX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-18 18:31 – Updated: 2026-09-18 18:31Bransys ELD is shipped with hardcoded MQTT credentials, which will grant read access to real-time data for every active device across a subset of carriers that were connected to the affected MQTT broker.
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"details": "Bransys ELD\u00a0is shipped with hardcoded MQTT credentials, which will grant read access to real-time data for every active device across a subset of carriers that were connected to the affected MQTT broker.",
"id": "GHSA-r4w3-cv5x-r5jx",
"modified": "2026-09-18T18:31:41Z",
"published": "2026-09-18T18:31:41Z",
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"url": "https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsa-26-260-01.json"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"type": "CVSS_V4"
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}
GHSA-R53W-CGFF-XVW2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:07 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:07An issue was discovered on Momentum Axel 720P 5.1.8 devices. A password of EHLGVG is hard-coded for the root and admin accounts, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to login at the console.
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"nvd_published_at": "2018-06-13T16:29:00Z",
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"details": "An issue was discovered on Momentum Axel 720P 5.1.8 devices. A password of EHLGVG is hard-coded for the root and admin accounts, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to login at the console.",
"id": "GHSA-r53w-cgff-xvw2",
"modified": "2022-05-14T03:07:09Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T03:07:09Z",
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"url": "https://rchase.com/downloads/momentum-iot-penetration-test-report.pdf"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-R542-PPGJ-V83Q
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-07-05 21:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 05:24AMI SPx contains a vulnerability in the BMC where a valid user may cause a use of hard-coded credentials. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to a loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
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"details": "\nAMI SPx contains a vulnerability in the BMC where a valid user may cause a use of hard-coded credentials. A successful exploit of this vulnerability\u00a0may lead to a loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. \n\n",
"id": "GHSA-r542-ppgj-v83q",
"modified": "2024-04-04T05:24:00Z",
"published": "2023-07-05T21:30:17Z",
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"url": "https://9443417.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/9443417/Security%20Advisories/AMI-SA-2023006.pdf"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-R54X-G9VF-56FV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:34 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:34Barco wePresent WiPG-1600W firmware includes a hardcoded API account and password that is discoverable by inspecting the firmware image. A malicious actor could use this password to access authenticated, administrative functions in the API. Affected Version(s): 2.5.1.8, 2.5.0.25, 2.5.0.24, 2.4.1.19.
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"details": "Barco wePresent WiPG-1600W firmware includes a hardcoded API account and password that is discoverable by inspecting the firmware image. A malicious actor could use this password to access authenticated, administrative functions in the API. Affected Version(s): 2.5.1.8, 2.5.0.25, 2.5.0.24, 2.4.1.19.",
"id": "GHSA-r54x-g9vf-56fv",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:34:53Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:34:53Z",
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2020-004.txt"
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GHSA-R5HJ-W659-PG8P
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-28 09:30 – Updated: 2026-01-28 09:30SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to a hardcoded credentials vulnerability that, under certain situations, could allow access to administrative functions.
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-01-28T08:16:02Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to a hardcoded credentials vulnerability that, under certain situations, could allow access to administrative functions.",
"id": "GHSA-r5hj-w659-pg8p",
"modified": "2026-01-28T09:30:31Z",
"published": "2026-01-28T09:30:30Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40537"
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"url": "https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/whd/content/release_notes/whd_2026-1_release_notes.htm"
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"url": "https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-40537"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-R5J6-85W2-F95V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:48 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:48A Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS on Junos Fusion satellite devices allows an attacker who is local to the device to elevate their privileges and take control of the device. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS Junos Fusion Satellite Devices. 16.1 versions prior to 16.1R7-S7; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R2-S12, 17.1R3-S2; 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R3-S4; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3-S8; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S10; 17.4 version 17.4R3 and later versions; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S10; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R2-S7, 18.2R3-S3; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R1-S7, 18.3R2-S4, 18.3R3-S2; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S6, 18.4R2-S4, 18.4R3-S1; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R1-S5, 19.1R2-S1, 19.1R3; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S4, 19.2R2; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2-S5, 19.3R3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R1-S1, 19.4R2; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R1-S1, 20.1R2. This issue does not affected Junos OS releases prior to 16.1R1 or all 19.2R3 and 19.4R3 release versions.
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"nvd_published_at": "2021-04-22T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "A Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS on Junos Fusion satellite devices allows an attacker who is local to the device to elevate their privileges and take control of the device. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS Junos Fusion Satellite Devices. 16.1 versions prior to 16.1R7-S7; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R2-S12, 17.1R3-S2; 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R3-S4; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3-S8; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S10; 17.4 version 17.4R3 and later versions; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S10; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R2-S7, 18.2R3-S3; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R1-S7, 18.3R2-S4, 18.3R3-S2; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S6, 18.4R2-S4, 18.4R3-S1; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R1-S5, 19.1R2-S1, 19.1R3; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S4, 19.2R2; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2-S5, 19.3R3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R1-S1, 19.4R2; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R1-S1, 20.1R2. This issue does not affected Junos OS releases prior to 16.1R1 or all 19.2R3 and 19.4R3 release versions.",
"id": "GHSA-r5j6-85w2-f95v",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:48:12Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:48:12Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-0245"
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"url": "https://kb.juniper.net/JSA11138"
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GHSA-R5PH-GXVR-RV3J
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-11-18 18:32 – Updated: 2025-11-18 18:32A use of hard-coded credentials vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb 7.6.0, FortiWeb 7.4 all versions, FortiWeb 7.2 all versions, FortiWeb 7.0 all versions may allow an authenticated attacker with shell access to the device to connect to redis service and access its data
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-11-18T17:16:07Z",
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"details": "A use of hard-coded credentials vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb 7.6.0, FortiWeb 7.4 all versions, FortiWeb 7.2 all versions, FortiWeb 7.0 all versions may allow an authenticated attacker with shell access to the device to connect to redis service and access its data",
"id": "GHSA-r5ph-gxvr-rv3j",
"modified": "2025-11-18T18:32:54Z",
"published": "2025-11-18T18:32:54Z",
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"url": "https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-843"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-R62H-V64H-W564
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-06-10 12:30 – Updated: 2025-10-03 09:30Use of hard-coded password to the patients' database allows an attacker to retrieve sensitive data stored in the database. The password is the same among all Simple Care software installations.
This issue affects Estomed Sp. z o.o. Simple Care software in all versions. The software is no longer supported.
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-06-10T12:15:10Z",
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"details": "Use of hard-coded password to the patients\u0027 database allows an attacker to retrieve sensitive data stored in the database. The password is the same among all Simple Care software installations.\n\nThis issue affects\u00a0Estomed Sp. z o.o. Simple Care software in all versions. The software is no longer supported.",
"id": "GHSA-r62h-v64h-w564",
"modified": "2025-10-03T09:30:19Z",
"published": "2024-06-10T12:30:42Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3700"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert.pl/en/posts/2024/06/CVE-2024-1228"
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"url": "https://cert.pl/posts/2024/06/CVE-2024-1228"
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GHSA-R647-G7F3-CXVQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-12-06 00:30 – Updated: 2022-12-07 15:30When aborting a SFTP connection, MobaXterm before v22.1 sends a hardcoded password to the server. The server treats this as an invalid login attempt which can result in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the user if services like fail2ban are used.
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"details": "When aborting a SFTP connection, MobaXterm before v22.1 sends a hardcoded password to the server. The server treats this as an invalid login attempt which can result in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the user if services like fail2ban are used.",
"id": "GHSA-r647-g7f3-cxvq",
"modified": "2022-12-07T15:30:29Z",
"published": "2022-12-06T00:30:15Z",
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"url": "https://docs.ssh-mitm.at/vulnerabilities/CVE-2022-38337.html"
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"url": "https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/download-home-edition.html"
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GHSA-R657-3WQH-G2X9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-09-30 03:31 – Updated: 2023-10-02 20:18Use of Hard-coded Credentials in GitHub repository microweber/microweber 1.3.4 and prior. A patch is available and anticipated to be part of version 2.0.
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-09-30T01:15:39Z",
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"details": "Use of Hard-coded Credentials in GitHub repository microweber/microweber 1.3.4 and prior. A patch is available and anticipated to be part of version 2.0.",
"id": "GHSA-r657-3wqh-g2x9",
"modified": "2023-10-02T20:18:08Z",
"published": "2023-09-30T03:31:49Z",
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"url": "https://github.com/microweber/microweber/commit/c48b34dfd6cae7a55b452280d692dc62512574b0"
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"url": "https://github.com/microweber/microweber"
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"url": "https://huntr.dev/bounties/17826bdd-8136-48ae-afb9-af627cb6fd5d"
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Mitigation
- For outbound authentication: store passwords, keys, and other credentials outside of the code in a strongly-protected, encrypted configuration file or database that is protected from access by all outsiders, including other local users on the same system. Properly protect the key (CWE-320). If you cannot use encryption to protect the file, then make sure that the permissions are as restrictive as possible [REF-7].
- In Windows environments, the Encrypted File System (EFS) may provide some protection.
Mitigation
For inbound authentication: Rather than hard-code a default username and password, key, or other authentication credentials for first time logins, utilize a "first login" mode that requires the user to enter a unique strong password or key.
Mitigation
If the product must contain hard-coded credentials or they cannot be removed, perform access control checks and limit which entities can access the feature that requires the hard-coded credentials. For example, a feature might only be enabled through the system console instead of through a network connection.
Mitigation
- For inbound authentication using passwords: apply strong one-way hashes to passwords and store those hashes in a configuration file or database with appropriate access control. That way, theft of the file/database still requires the attacker to try to crack the password. When handling an incoming password during authentication, take the hash of the password and compare it to the saved hash.
- Use randomly assigned salts for each separate hash that is generated. This increases the amount of computation that an attacker needs to conduct a brute-force attack, possibly limiting the effectiveness of the rainbow table method.
Mitigation
- For front-end to back-end connections: Three solutions are possible, although none are complete.
- The first suggestion involves the use of generated passwords or keys that are changed automatically and must be entered at given time intervals by a system administrator. These passwords will be held in memory and only be valid for the time intervals.
- Next, the passwords or keys should be limited at the back end to only performing actions valid for the front end, as opposed to having full access.
- Finally, the messages sent should be tagged and checksummed with time sensitive values so as to prevent replay-style attacks.
CAPEC-191: Read Sensitive Constants Within an Executable
An adversary engages in activities to discover any sensitive constants present within the compiled code of an executable. These constants may include literal ASCII strings within the file itself, or possibly strings hard-coded into particular routines that can be revealed by code refactoring methods including static and dynamic analysis.
CAPEC-70: Try Common or Default Usernames and Passwords
An adversary may try certain common or default usernames and passwords to gain access into the system and perform unauthorized actions. An adversary may try an intelligent brute force using empty passwords, known vendor default credentials, as well as a dictionary of common usernames and passwords. Many vendor products come preconfigured with default (and thus well-known) usernames and passwords that should be deleted prior to usage in a production environment. It is a common mistake to forget to remove these default login credentials. Another problem is that users would pick very simple (common) passwords (e.g. "secret" or "password") that make it easier for the attacker to gain access to the system compared to using a brute force attack or even a dictionary attack using a full dictionary.