# CVE-2026-126802: NextScan hardcoded HTTP Basic Auth credentials in agent routers

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-126802-nextscan-1-1-0-through-1-2-0-contains-hardcoded-http-basic-auth  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-11-11. Updated: 2026-11-11  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-126802 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.2 · Published 2026-11-11

NextScan is a security scanning platform used to perform vulnerability assessments. Versions 1.1.0 through 1.2.0 contain hardcoded credentials in protected API endpoints, allowing attackers without authentication to access sensitive infrastructure details including database passwords, cluster configuration, and server tokens. Attackers can also impersonate legitimate scan agents to perform unauthorized actions.

Technologies: [Tongcheng-Security-Team NextScan](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/nextscan). Vendors: [Tongcheng-Security-Team](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/tongcheng-security-team).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-126802 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-126802 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-126802?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.2, published 11 November 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Tongcheng-Security-Team NextScan 1.1.0 through 1.2.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-126802?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-126802 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-126802?** Check whether you run Tongcheng-Security-Team NextScan at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

The AuthAgent and AuthExternal routers in ns-admin contain hardcoded HTTP Basic Auth credentials (nextagent:nextagent and nEXtSCAnExTERNal:nEXtSCAnExTERNal). An unauthenticated network attacker can use these credentials to call the /agent/config endpoint and other protected APIs, exposing Redis passwords, etcd cluster details, and server tokens, then impersonate scan nodes via registration, heartbeat, and logging endpoints.

## Affected products

- tongcheng-security-team NextScan 1.1.0 through 1.2.0

## Timeline

- 2026-11-07: disclosed
- 2026-11-11: advisory

## References

- [https://github.com/tongcheng-security-team/NextScan/issues/50](https://github.com/tongcheng-security-team/NextScan/issues/50)
- [https://hub.docker.com/r/lysec/ns-admin](https://hub.docker.com/r/lysec/ns-admin)

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- [NextScan stored cross-site scripting in asset detail dialog](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-126798-nextscan-1-1-0-through-1-2-0-contains-a-stored-cross-site)
- [NextScan authentication bypass in ns-admin via hardcoded JWT key](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-126797-nextscan-1-1-0-through-1-2-0-contains-an-authentication-bypass)