CVE-2026-59769: Use of hard-coded credentials in FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. FA-50
The FA-50 product from FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. contains hard-coded credentials in all versions. An attacker with knowledge of these credentials and access to the vessel's internal network can use them to alter the identification number via the settings screen. This vulnerability has a critical severity with a CVSS score of 9.1.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-59769 describes a vulnerability in all versions of FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.'s FA-50 product where hard-coded credentials are present. An attacker who knows these credentials and has access to the internal network of the vessel can operate the settings screen to change the identification number. This vulnerability does not require privileges or user interaction and has network attack vector, resulting in high impact on integrity and availability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the vessel's internal network to alter the identification number on the FA-50 device. This can impact the integrity and availability of the system, potentially disrupting vessel operations or causing misidentification.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary workaround has been documented. Until a fix is available, restrict network access to the vessel's internal network to trusted personnel only and monitor for unauthorized access attempts.
CVE-2026-59769: Use of hard-coded credentials in FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. FA-50
Description
The FA-50 product from FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. contains hard-coded credentials in all versions. An attacker with knowledge of these credentials and access to the vessel's internal network can use them to alter the identification number via the settings screen. This vulnerability has a critical severity with a CVSS score of 9.1.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.1critical
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-59769 describes a vulnerability in all versions of FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.'s FA-50 product where hard-coded credentials are present. An attacker who knows these credentials and has access to the internal network of the vessel can operate the settings screen to change the identification number. This vulnerability does not require privileges or user interaction and has network attack vector, resulting in high impact on integrity and availability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the vessel's internal network to alter the identification number on the FA-50 device. This can impact the integrity and availability of the system, potentially disrupting vessel operations or causing misidentification.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary workaround has been documented. Until a fix is available, restrict network access to the vessel's internal network to trusted personnel only and monitor for unauthorized access attempts.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- jpcert
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-04T01:31:34.626Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a8d4d60acd9273b49e2bcd8
Added to database: 08/25/2026, 08:08:00 UTC
Last enriched: 08/25/2026, 08:22:09 UTC
Last updated: 08/25/2026, 08:29:52 UTC
Views: 5
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