Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-85497 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-85497 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-85497?
- Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 18 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- CareCam CM2507 HMT.CM2507 v251211.1507.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-85497?
- 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-2026-85497 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-85497?
- Check whether you run CareCam CM2507 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 vulnerability involves use of a weak password hash algorithm (CWE-916: Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort) in the root account storage mechanism. An attacker with access to firmware binaries or extracted password databases can perform offline dictionary or brute-force attacks to recover the plaintext credential. The recovered root password may be valid across other CM2507 devices running identical firmware, enabling widespread administrative compromise.
Affected products
- CareCam CM2507 HMT.CM2507 v251211.1507
Timeline
- 2026-09-15: disclosed
- 2026-09-18: advisory