Missing AuthenticationWeakness · CWE-306

CVE-2026-1453

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-01-29
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
A missing authentication for critical function vulnerability in KiloView Encoder Series could allow an unauthenticated attacker to create or delete administrator accounts. This vulnerability can grant the attacker full administrative control over the product.

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 confidence

Missing authentication in KiloView Encoder Series allows unauthenticated remote attackers to create or delete administrator accounts, achieving full administrative control over the device without any credentials.

MitigationRestrict network access to the encoder device, apply vendor patches when available, and disable remote management interfaces if not required. If no patch exists, consider network segmentation to limit exposure.

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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 checks

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  1. Confirm KiloView Encoder Series model
    Identify the device model through web interface, physical label, or SNMP enumeration. Check device documentation or management interface for product name and firmware version.
    Affected if The device is a KiloView Encoder Series and no authentication is required to access account creation endpoints.
  2. Verify remote management interface accessibility
    Attempt to access the device web interface or API endpoints from an untrusted network. Check firewall rules and port exposures for common management ports (HTTP port 80, HTTPS port 443, or vendor-specific ports).
    Affected if The management interface is reachable from untrusted networks without authentication requirements.
  3. Review administrator account list
    Log into the device administration panel and enumerate all user accounts with administrative privileges. Check for any unknown or unexpected administrator accounts.
    Affected if There are administrator accounts present that were not created by authorized personnel.
  4. Check for account creation API exposure
    Send HTTP POST requests to common account management endpoints (such as /api/user/add, /cgi-bin/user_mgr, or similar paths) without providing any authentication credentials.
    Affected if The device accepts account creation requests without requiring authentication tokens or session cookies.
  5. Audit account creation logs
    Review system logs, access logs, or audit trails for events indicating account creation, especially from IP addresses not belonging to authorized administrators.
    Affected if Administrative accounts were created from unexpected or external IP addresses.

If the KiloView Encoder Series has its remote management interface exposed to untrusted networks and allows account creation without authentication, the environment is affected by this vulnerability.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Restrict network access to the encoder device, apply vendor patches when available, and disable remote management interfaces if not required. If no patch exists, consider network segmentation to limit exposure.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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