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.
2176 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-25Q7-HHVP-2GR6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-03-17 00:00 – Updated: 2022-03-29 00:01RunAsSpc 4.0 uses a universal and recoverable encryption key. In possession of a file encrypted by RunAsSpc, an attacker can recover the credentials that were used.
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"nvd_published_at": "2022-03-16T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "RunAsSpc 4.0 uses a universal and recoverable encryption key. In possession of a file encrypted by RunAsSpc, an attacker can recover the credentials that were used.",
"id": "GHSA-25q7-hhvp-2gr6",
"modified": "2022-03-29T00:01:39Z",
"published": "2022-03-17T00:00:22Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26660"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://robotronic.de/secureen.html"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-26JP-WHC3-83F8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:32 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:32NVIDIA DGX servers, DGX-1 with BMC firmware versions prior to 3.38.30. DGX-2 with BMC firmware versions prior to 1.06.06 and all DGX A100 Servers with all BMC firmware versions, contains a vulnerability in the AMI BMC firmware in which the use of a hard-coded RSA 1024 key with weak ciphers may lead to information disclosure.
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"CVE-2020-11487"
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"nvd_published_at": "2020-10-29T04:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "NVIDIA DGX servers, DGX-1 with BMC firmware versions prior to 3.38.30. DGX-2 with BMC firmware versions prior to 1.06.06 and all DGX A100 Servers with all BMC firmware versions, contains a vulnerability in the AMI BMC firmware in which the use of a hard-coded RSA 1024 key with weak ciphers may lead to information disclosure.",
"id": "GHSA-26jp-whc3-83f8",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:32:30Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:32:30Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11487"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5010"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-26PP-V5JF-7QCC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-06-04 00:00 – Updated: 2022-06-14 00:00In TOTOLINK EX1200T V4.1.2cu.5215, an attacker can start telnet without authorization because the default username and password exists in the firmware.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-42892"
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"CWE-798"
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"nvd_published_at": "2022-06-03T17:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In TOTOLINK EX1200T V4.1.2cu.5215, an attacker can start telnet without authorization because the default username and password exists in the firmware.",
"id": "GHSA-26pp-v5jf-7qcc",
"modified": "2022-06-14T00:00:28Z",
"published": "2022-06-04T00:00:41Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42892"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/p1Kk/vuln/blob/main/totolink_ex1200t_telnet_default.md"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-27PX-4RJC-4CHG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-03-12 00:00 – Updated: 2022-03-19 00:01The following Yokogawa Electric products do not change the passwords of the internal Windows accounts from the initial configuration: CENTUM VP versions from R5.01.00 to R5.04.20 and versions from R6.01.00 to R6.08.0, Exaopc versions from R3.72.00 to R3.79.00.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-21194"
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"CWE-798"
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"nvd_published_at": "2022-03-11T09:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "The following Yokogawa Electric products do not change the passwords of the internal Windows accounts from the initial configuration: CENTUM VP versions from R5.01.00 to R5.04.20 and versions from R6.01.00 to R6.08.0, Exaopc versions from R3.72.00 to R3.79.00.",
"id": "GHSA-27px-4rjc-4chg",
"modified": "2022-03-19T00:01:22Z",
"published": "2022-03-12T00:00:36Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21194"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://web-material3.yokogawa.com/1/32094/files/YSAR-22-0001-E.pdf"
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-27Q6-M98Q-FWM4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-10 21:31 – Updated: 2025-12-11 21:31The Meatmeet Pro was found to be shipped with hardcoded Wi-Fi credentials in the firmware, for the test network it was developed on. If an attacker retrieved this, and found the physical location of the Wi-Fi network, they could gain unauthorized access to the Wi-Fi network of the vendor. Additionally, if an attacker were located in close physical proximity to the device when it was first set up, they may be able to force the device to auto-connect to an attacker-controlled access point by setting the SSID and password to the same as which was found in the firmware file.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-65823"
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"CWE-798"
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-12-10T21:16:08Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "The Meatmeet Pro was found to be shipped with hardcoded Wi-Fi credentials in the firmware, for the test network it was developed on. If an attacker retrieved this, and found the physical location of the Wi-Fi network, they could gain unauthorized access to the Wi-Fi network of the vendor. Additionally, if an attacker were located in close physical proximity to the device when it was first set up, they may be able to force the device to auto-connect to an attacker-controlled access point by setting the SSID and password to the same as which was found in the firmware file.",
"id": "GHSA-27q6-m98q-fwm4",
"modified": "2025-12-11T21:31:27Z",
"published": "2025-12-10T21:31:38Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-65823"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gist.github.com/dead1nfluence/4dffc239b4a460f41a03345fd8e5feb5#file-hardcoded-credentials-esp32-md"
},
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"url": "https://github.com/dead1nfluence/Meatmeet-Pro-Vulnerabilities/blob/main/Device/Hardcoded-Credentials.md"
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-27QJ-3J3M-FJ5V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-12 18:31 – Updated: 2026-06-12 18:31Aqara Home Android (com.lumiunited.aqarahome) 6.0.0 (and white-label clients embedding the same liblumidevsdk.so) uses hard-coded cryptographic keys, which is an instance of "CWE-321: Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key" and has an estimated CVSS of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N (9.1 Critical).
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-50091"
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-321",
"CWE-798"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-12T16:16:32Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
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"details": "Aqara Home Android (com.lumiunited.aqarahome) 6.0.0 (and white-label clients embedding the same liblumidevsdk.so) uses hard-coded cryptographic keys, which is an instance of \"CWE-321: Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key\" and has an estimated CVSS of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N (9.1 Critical).",
"id": "GHSA-27qj-3j3m-fj5v",
"modified": "2026-06-12T18:31:59Z",
"published": "2026-06-12T18:31:59Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-50091"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/xn0tsa/theres-no-place-like-home"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.runzero.com/advisories/aqara-hardcoded-sdk-keys-cve-2026-50091"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-282H-4PVX-FFWG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:40 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:40An attacker with local network access can obtain a fixed cryptography key which may allow for further compromise of Reolink P2P cameras outside of local network access
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-25173"
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"nvd_published_at": "2021-01-26T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An attacker with local network access can obtain a fixed cryptography key which may allow for further compromise of Reolink P2P cameras outside of local network access",
"id": "GHSA-282h-4pvx-ffwg",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:40:06Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:40:06Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25173"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-019-02"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
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GHSA-2859-3XRW-R77C
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-06-13 18:31 – Updated: 2024-09-06 18:31D-Link DIR-605L v2.13B01 was discovered to contain a hardcoded password vulnerability in /etc/passwd, which allows attackers to log in as root.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-37630"
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"CWE-798"
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-06-13T18:15:11Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "D-Link DIR-605L v2.13B01 was discovered to contain a hardcoded password vulnerability in /etc/passwd, which allows attackers to log in as root.",
"id": "GHSA-2859-3xrw-r77c",
"modified": "2024-09-06T18:31:27Z",
"published": "2024-06-13T18:31:59Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37630"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/s4ndw1ch136/IOT-vuln-reports/blob/main/D-link/DIR-605L/README.md"
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-288H-H8HX-VVQM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-01-24 00:30 – Updated: 2025-06-04 18:30Android Spoon application version 7.11.1 to 8.6.0 uses hard-coded credentials, which may allow a local attacker to retrieve the hard-coded API key when the application binary is reverse-engineered. This API key may be used for unexpected access of the associated service.
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"CVE-2024-23453"
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-01-24T00:15:08Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Android Spoon application version 7.11.1 to 8.6.0 uses hard-coded credentials, which may allow a local attacker to retrieve the hard-coded API key when the application binary is reverse-engineered. This API key may be used for unexpected access of the associated service.",
"id": "GHSA-288h-h8hx-vvqm",
"modified": "2025-06-04T18:30:47Z",
"published": "2024-01-24T00:30:33Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23453"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN96154238"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.spoonme\u0026hl=en_US"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://spoon-support.spooncast.net/jp/update"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-294C-HX25-MGVQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-13 15:30 – Updated: 2024-12-13 15:30Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines 6.0.x contains use of hard-coded credentials vulnerability. A Remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability by gaining access to the source code, easily retrieving these secrets and reusing them to access the system leading to gaining access to unauthorized data.
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"CVE-2024-48007"
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-12-13T14:15:22Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines 6.0.x contains use of hard-coded credentials vulnerability. A Remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability by gaining access to the source code, easily retrieving these secrets and reusing them to access the system leading to gaining access to unauthorized data.",
"id": "GHSA-294c-hx25-mgvq",
"modified": "2024-12-13T15:30:39Z",
"published": "2024-12-13T15:30:39Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-48007"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000259765/dsa-2024-429-security-update-for-dell-recoverpoint-for-virtual-machines-multiple-third-party-component-vulnerabilities"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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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.