CVE-2020-26097

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2020-11-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-798

Description

The firmware of the PLANET Technology Corp NVR-915 and NVR-1615 before 2020-10-28 embeds default credentials for root access via telnet. By exposing telnet on the Internet, remote root access on the device is possible. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

Affected products

Planet Nvr-1615 Firmware: all versions
Planet Nvr-915 Firmware: all versions

References

https://www.sec-research.com/1604584604-hard-coded-credentials-in-netzwerk-videorekorder-planet-nvr-915.html
https://www.sec-research.com/1604584604-hard-coded-credentials-in-netzwerk-videorekorder-planet-nvr-915.html

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