The affected products use hard-coded credentials, which could allow an attacker to run the ftpd service as root, providing remote root file access where FTP is reachable.
Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

Digital Watchdog has released updated firmware for the affected products. Users should download and install the updated firmware for their model at:  https://digital-watchdog.com/downloads/


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:45:00 +0000

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Description The affected products use hard-coded credentials, which could allow an attacker to run the ftpd service as root, providing remote root file access where FTP is reachable.
Title Use of Hard-coded Credentials in Digital Watchdog VMAX DVR and NVR Product Lineups
Weaknesses CWE-798
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-16T17:55:44.680Z

Reserved: 2026-08-03T21:27:04.643Z

Link: CVE-2026-68950

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-16T17:55:40.539Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-15T21:16:42.580

Modified: 2026-09-16T18:17:11.503

Link: CVE-2026-68950

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-16T21:00:08Z

Weaknesses