EUVD-2026-70870
GHSA-763h-54f2-rfvw
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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
Fixed shared password gives unauthenticated network attackers full host access with no complexity or interaction, so PR:N/UI:N/AC:L and high C/I/A; no scope change.
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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 exploit a fixed password to remotely access user hosts.
AnalysisAI
Hard-coded credentials in Lightstar's SmartIT Desktop Manager allow unauthenticated remote attackers to authenticate with a fixed, built-in password and gain remote access to managed user hosts. Reported through TWCERT, the flaw affects all currently listed versions of the product with no version qualifier in the CPE. …
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Vulnerability AssessmentAI
| Exploitation | Exploitation requires network reachability to the SmartIT Desktop Manager management/agent service and knowledge of the product's embedded fixed password; no legitimate account, user interaction, or non-default configuration is needed (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H, score 9.3) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated attack with high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the vulnerable system - a profile that aligns well with hard-coded credentials and is largely self-consistent with the description. … 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 | Consult the TWCERT advisories (https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-11177-13ca3-2.html and https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-11176-a4cc2-1.html) and apply the vendor's fixed release once identified; no exact patched version number is provided in the available data, so treat patch status as 'patch guidance per coordinator advisory, exact fixed version not independently confirmed' and verify with Lightstar directly. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
Recommended ActionAI
Within 24 hours, identify all instances of Lightstar SmartIT Desktop Manager in your environment and restrict network access to these systems via firewall rules if operationally feasible; document all dependencies and systems under management. …
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