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CVE-2026-68950: Digital Watchdog VMAX A1 G4 DVR · Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Affects Digital Watchdog VMAX A1 G4 DVRSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 20:25 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 28% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 15 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Digital WatchdogVMAX A1 G4 DVRAffected
  • =All
Fixed in–
Digital WatchdogVMAX IP G4 NVRAffected
  • =All
Fixed in–
Digital WatchdogVMAX A1 PLUSAffected
  • =All
Fixed in–
Digital WatchdogVA1G4 RecorderAffected
  • =All
Fixed in–
Digital WatchdogVG4 RecorderAffected
  • =All
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until an official fix is available, restrict network access to the FTP service on the affected devices to trusted users only and consider disabling the FTP service if not required.

Description

CVE-2026-68950 is a vulnerability in Digital Watchdog VMAX A1 G4 DVR devices caused by the use of hard-coded credentials. This flaw allows an attacker to run the ftpd service as root, granting remote root-level file access if FTP is reachable. The vulnerability has a high severity score of 8.8 and affects local network access scenarios.

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