CVE-2024-36556
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 · uneditedForever KidsWatch Call Me KW50 R36_YDR_A3PW_GM7S_V1.0_2019_07_15_16.19.24_cob_h, and Forever KidsWatch Call Me 2 KW60 R36CW_YDE_S4_A29_2_V1.0_2023.05.24_22.49.44_cob_b have a Hardcoded password vulnerability.
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 · moderate confidenceThe Forever KidsWatch Call Me KW50 and KW60 child monitoring watches contain a hardcoded password in their firmware that allows unauthorized administrative access. An attacker with knowledge of this password can bypass authentication and compromise the device, potentially accessing location data, audio monitoring, or making unauthorized communications.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS 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
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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.
-
Identify device modelCheck the device label or system information on the smartwatch to confirm it is a Forever Kidswatch Call Me KW50 or KW60 modelAffected if Device is a KW50 or KW60 model from Forever Kidswatch
-
Locate firmware configurationAccess the device firmware through debugging interface or by extracting firmware image from device storage; search for credential-related configuration files or scriptsAffected if Firmware contains hardcoded username/password pairs in configuration files, scripts, or embedded code
-
Identify hardcoded credentialsSearch firmware binary or configuration files for plaintext password strings, looking for embedded administrative credentials, default passwords, or hardcoded secrets in authentication modulesAffected if Hardcoded credentials are present in firmware that grant administrative access
-
Verify credential validityAttempt to access the device administrative interface or firmware update mechanism using the hardcoded credentials found in the firmwareAffected if Embedded credentials successfully authenticate to administrative functions without user modification
-
Confirm firmware versionCheck the installed firmware version string on the device and compare against any vendor-released updated versions that address hardcoded credentialsAffected if Device runs firmware containing hardcoded credentials and has not been updated to a patched version
Your environment is affected if you have Forever Kidswatch KW50 or KW60 devices running firmware with embedded hardcoded administrative credentials that have not been patched by the vendor.
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.
From vendor dataContact the vendor for a firmware update that removes the hardcoded password and implements proper credential management. If no update is available, consider retiring and replacing these devices with alternatives that support secure, user-changeable credentials.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
An estimate, not a bill — we confirm scope with you before any work starts. Need it this week? Rush from $4,880.
Scan for this in your stack
Free · runs locallyCheck whether your project pulls in CVE-2024-36556 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.
References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-36556 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
No notes yet
Be the first to add a field note for this CVE — a mitigation you’ve verified, a version caveat, or a link to a working fix. Sign in above to contribute.
A place for practitioners to share what actually worked: a mitigation you’ve tested, a configuration change, a version- or environment-specific caveat, or a link to a verified patch. The most useful notes rise to the top as peers upvote them, so the signal stays high.
- Verified mitigations, workarounds, and config changes
- Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data