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CVE-2026-79959 HIGH

Published: 2026-09-24 | Last Modified: 2026-09-24 | Status: Deferred

Description

The Botslab G980H dash camera firmware contains a hard-coded root account password that cannot be changed by the user. An attacker who obtains the firmware or has physical access to the device could recover the credential and use it to obtain root access through the UART interface.

CVSS Metrics

Base Score: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorPHYSICAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactHIGH
Integrity ImpactHIGH
Availability ImpactHIGH

Source: [email protected]

Type: Secondary

Exploitability Score: 0.9

Impact Score: 5.9

Base Score: 7.0 (HIGH)

CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack VectorPHYSICAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Attack RequirementsNONE
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
Vulnerability ConfidentialityHIGH
Vulnerability IntegrityHIGH
Vulnerability AvailabilityHIGH
Subsequent ConfidentialityNONE
Subsequent IntegrityNONE
Subsequent AvailabilityNONE

Source: [email protected]

Type: Secondary

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
[email protected] Primary
en CWE-798