CVE-2026-79396

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-09-11. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekElevated
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Use of hardcoded default credentials in Xiongmai IP Camera XM530 firmware HMT.CM2005-v220608.1837 and earlier stores static account credentials in unencrypted plaintext within bin/config.xml and compiled into the Sofia executable, allowing remote attackers to gain full administrative control over the camera.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
75(Attend)
EG Risk 75/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
33%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 11, 2026

Last Modified

September 14, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 14, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

vulnerability-research/CVE-2026-79396 at main · ShiroiBoushi/vulnerability-research · GitHub

https://github.com/ShiroiBoushi/vulnerability-research/tree/main/CVE-2026-79396

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-79396(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 56× in last 7d / 59× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-20 20:22 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-20 20:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-20 16:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-20 12:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-20 08:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-20 04:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-20 00:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-19 20:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-19 16:16 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-19 16:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-19 12:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-19 08:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-19 04:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-19 00:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-18 20:13 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-18 20:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-18 16:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-18 11:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-18 07:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-18 03:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-17 23:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-17 19:45 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-17 19:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-17 15:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-17 11:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-17 07:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-17 03:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-16 23:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-16 19:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-16 15:37 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-16 15:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-16 11:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-16 07:35 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-16 07:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-16 03:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-15 23:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-15 19:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-15 15:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-15 11:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-15 07:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-15 03:28 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-15 03:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-09-14 23:28 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-14 23:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-14 19:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-14 19:05 UTCEG score recompute▲ 9.80
  28. 2026-09-14 19:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-09-14 19:04 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 9.8 · severity → CRITICAL
  30. 2026-09-14 13:42 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-09-14 13:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-09-11 19:35 UTCNVD update
  33. 2026-09-11 18:49 UTCEG score recompute
  34. 2026-09-11 18:48 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-79396?
CVE-2026-79396 is a critical vulnerability published on September 11, 2026. Use of hardcoded default credentials in Xiongmai IP Camera XM530 firmware HMT.CM2005-v220608.1837 and earlier stores static account credentials in unencrypted plaintext within bin/config.xml and compiled into the Sofia executable, allowing remote attackers to gain full administrative control over…
When was CVE-2026-79396 disclosed?
CVE-2026-79396 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 11, 2026, with the most recent update on September 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-79396 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-79396 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 66.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-79396?
CVE-2026-79396 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-79396?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-79396, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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