EUVD-2026-70868
GHSA-mqpg-g4xh-h9jm
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Hard-coded creds readable without auth then reused over network SSH give AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N; resulting SSH access yields full C/I/A on managed agents.
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CVSS VectorVendor: twcert
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2DescriptionCVE.org
SmartIT Desktop Manager developed by Lightstar has a Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability. Unauthenticated remote attackers can obtain the SSH service account credentials and passwords for the SmartIT Agent directly from the application source code.
AnalysisAI
Credential disclosure in Lightstar's SmartIT Desktop Manager lets unauthenticated remote attackers extract the SSH service-account username and password for the SmartIT Agent directly from the shipped application source code (CWE-798). Because the same hard-coded SSH credentials are reused across deployments, recovering them once yields authenticated SSH access to managed agents, enabling remote command execution and full compromise of endpoints under management. …
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Vulnerability AssessmentAI
| Exploitation | The attacker needs access to the SmartIT Desktop Manager application source/binaries (from which the credential is read) and network SSH reachability to the SmartIT Agent service that trusts the hard-coded account; per the CVSS vector no authentication, privileges, or user interaction are required (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The signals are consistent and point to genuine high priority: the CVSS 4.0 base is 9.3 with AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N and VC:H/VI:H/VA:H, meaning network reach, low complexity, no privileges and no user interaction, with high confidentiality, integrity and availability impact once the SSH creds are used. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in. |
| Remediation | No specific vendor-released patch version is identified in the available data - refer to the TWCERT/CC advisories (https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-11177-13ca3-2.html) for Lightstar's fixed build and upgrade instructions, and apply the vendor update as the primary fix since only the vendor can remove the hard-coded secret and re-provision per-install credentials. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
Recommended ActionAI
Within 24 hours, identify and inventory all SmartIT Desktop Manager deployments and implement network-layer SSH access restrictions to managed agents using firewall rules and network segmentation; simultaneously review SSH authentication logs for suspicious access patterns. …
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