CVE-2023-38026
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSpotCam Co., Ltd. SpotCam FHD 2 has a vulnerability of using hard-coded uBoot credentials. An remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to access the system to perform arbitrary system operations or disrupt service.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe SpotCam FHD 2 camera firmware contains hard-coded credentials embedded in the uBoot bootloader. These static credentials allow unauthenticated remote attackers to gain full administrative access to the device, enabling arbitrary system operations or service disruption.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 1.0039CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify device modelAccess the device web interface, administrative console, or check physical labeling to confirm the model is SpotCam FHD 2 or Myspotcam Fhd 2Affected if Device is a SpotCam FHD 2 or Myspotcam Fhd 2 camera
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Check firmware versionNavigate to the device settings page, typically under System > Device Info or Firmware/About section, and record the installed firmware version numberAffected if Firmware version is below 1.0039 (e.g., 1.0038, 1.0037, etc.)
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Inspect uBoot bootloader for hard-coded credentialsAccess the device bootloader configuration via UART/JTAG console or extract firmware image and analyze uBoot environment/boot scripts for embedded usernames and passwordsAffected if Static credentials are found hard-coded in the uBoot bootloader configuration or scripts
Device is affected if it is a SpotCam FHD 2 / Myspotcam Fhd 2 running firmware version prior to 1.0039 with hard-coded credentials present in the uBoot bootloader.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped1.0039
Contact SpotCam for available firmware updates that remove hard-coded credentials; if unavailable, isolate devices on a restricted network segment and disable WAN access to limit attack surface.
Firmware version 1.0039 or later
- 1. Identify all SpotCam FHD 2 devices in your inventory that are affected
- 2. Access the device's web interface or mobile application
- 3. Navigate to the firmware version information section to confirm the current firmware version
- 4. Download the latest firmware version 1.0039 or later from the official SpotCam support website (www.spotcam.com)
- 5. Use the device's firmware update function to upload and install the new firmware
- 6. After the update completes, verify the firmware version has been updated to 1.0039 or later
- 7. Change any default credentials that may have been used and ensure no hard-coded credentials remain accessible
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-38026 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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