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EUVDEUVD-2026-79953

| CVE-2026-66372 HIGH
Predictable Seed in Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) (CWE-337)
2026-09-15 ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov GHSA-gq5q-45hh-68cr
7.6
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: hq
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A04:2025 - Cryptographic Failures
ASVS 5.0
V11 - Cryptography Unpredictable PRNG seeds
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: Active threat signals + CRITICAL/HIGH severity.
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 15, 2026

Predictable web session tokens in Digital Watchdog VMAX A1 G4 DVR, VMAX A1 PLUS, VA1G4/VG4 Recorders and VMAX IP G4 NVR devices allow an attacker positioned on the same network segment to derive valid session identifiers and impersonate authenticated users of the device web interface. The underlying weakness (CWE-337) is a PRNG seeded with insufficient entropy, which bounds the token space to the seed space rather than to a cryptographically large keyspace. CISA's ICS-CERT published the finding as ICSA-26-258-01; no public exploit code and no confirmed active exploitation were identified at time of analysis, and no fixed firmware version is named in the available advisory data.

Affected VersionsENISA

VMAX A1 G4 DVR All
VMAX A1 PLUS All
VA1G4 Recorder All
VG4 Recorder All
VMAX IP G4 NVR All

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Severity by source

Vendor (hq) PRIMARY 7.6 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (hq) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: hq

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
High
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
High
Vulnerable system: Integrity
High
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

The affected products use insufficiently random values, which allows web session tokens to be predictable, bounding token entropy to the seed space.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 90% exploitable
Threat Intel
1
1 source
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat Yes
Deciding rule
Active threat signals + CRITICAL/HIGH severity
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Controlled
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

48
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +38
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: +10
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

Threat IntelligenceMISP

CISA Advisories
Sources: CISA (public domain)

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