CVE-2026-85497: CWE-916 in CareCam HMT.CM2507 Firmware
CareCam CM2507 IP cameras store the device's root-account password using a fixed legacy password hash that provides insufficient resistance to offline cracking. An attacker who obtains the firmware image or password database could recover the associated credential, which may also be reusable across other devices running the same firmware.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-85497 describes a vulnerability in CareCam HMT.CM2507 firmware where the device's root-account password is stored using a fixed legacy password hash. This hash provides insufficient resistance to offline cracking attacks. If an attacker obtains the firmware image or the password database, they can recover the root password. Since the same password hash is reused across devices running the same firmware version, the compromise of one device's credentials could lead to broader access to other devices.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to recover the root account password offline, potentially gaining full control over affected devices. The reuse of the password hash across devices increases the scope of impact, enabling compromise of multiple devices with the same firmware version. This could lead to full confidentiality, integrity, and availability loss on affected devices.
Mitigation Recommendations
No patch or official fix is currently available for this vulnerability. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is released, restrict access to firmware images and password databases to trusted personnel only to reduce the risk of offline password recovery.
CVE-2026-85497: CWE-916 in CareCam HMT.CM2507 Firmware
Description
CareCam CM2507 IP cameras store the device's root-account password using a fixed legacy password hash that provides insufficient resistance to offline cracking. An attacker who obtains the firmware image or password database could recover the associated credential, which may also be reusable across other devices running the same firmware.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.8critical
Affected software
CareCam
HMT.CM2507 Firmware
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-85497 describes a vulnerability in CareCam HMT.CM2507 firmware where the device's root-account password is stored using a fixed legacy password hash. This hash provides insufficient resistance to offline cracking attacks. If an attacker obtains the firmware image or the password database, they can recover the root password. Since the same password hash is reused across devices running the same firmware version, the compromise of one device's credentials could lead to broader access to other devices.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to recover the root account password offline, potentially gaining full control over affected devices. The reuse of the password hash across devices increases the scope of impact, enabling compromise of multiple devices with the same firmware version. This could lead to full confidentiality, integrity, and availability loss on affected devices.
Mitigation Recommendations
No patch or official fix is currently available for this vulnerability. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is released, restrict access to firmware images and password databases to trusted personnel only to reduce the risk of offline password recovery.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- icscert
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-10T15:00:49.626Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aad678855bf5e2cf53e103d
Added to database: 09/18/2026, 16:32:08 UTC
Last enriched: 09/18/2026, 16:46:30 UTC
Last updated: 09/19/2026, 01:34:18 UTC
Views: 11
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