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Hard-coded CredentialsWeakness · CWE-798

CVE-2026-1612

MEDIUM · 6.9 CVSS v4.0 Published 2026-03-30
Mitigation only
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78/100
Remediation priority · High
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
AL-KO Robolinho Update Software has hard-coded AWS Access and Secret keys that allow anyone to access AL-KO's AWS bucket. Using the keys directly might give the attacker greater access than the app itself. Key grants AT LEAST read access to some of the objects in bucket. The vendor was notified early about this vulnerability, but didn't respond with the details of vulnerability or vulnerable version range. Only versions 8.0.21.0610 and 8.0.22.0524 were tested and confirmed as vulnerable, other versions were not tested and might also be vulnerable.

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 confidence

The AL-KO Robolinho Update Software contains hard-coded AWS Access and Secret keys embedded in the application binary or configuration. These credentials provide at minimum read access to the AL-KO AWS S3 bucket, potentially allowing attackers to download firmware updates, configuration data, or other sensitive objects stored in the bucket.

MitigationImmediately rotate the exposed AWS credentials and implement a secure secret management solution (e.g., AWS Secrets Manager, environment variables, or a dedicated secrets vault) to replace hard-coded credentials in all affected software versions.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
Authentication
X
User interaction
None
Scope
X

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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.

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  1. Identify AL-KO Robolinho software installation
    Locate the AL-KO Robolinho Update Software on the system. Search for executables named 'Robolinho' or related update utilities in common installation directories (e.g., Program Files, /opt, or application-specific paths).
    Affected if The AL-KO Robolinho Update Software is installed on the system.
  2. Locate application binary or configuration files
    Inspect the installed software directory for the main executable (.exe, .dll) and any configuration files (.xml, .json, .ini, .conf) used by the update application.
    Affected if Binary or configuration files associated with the AL-KO Robolinho Update Software are present.
  3. Search for AWS Access Key pattern in files
    Open the binary or configuration files in a text editor or use 'strings' command / grep to search for patterns resembling AWS Access Key IDs (typically 20 characters starting with AKIA).
    Affected if A string matching the AWS Access Key ID pattern (AKIA...) is found embedded in the software files.
  4. Search for AWS Secret Key pattern in files
    Search the same files for patterns resembling AWS Secret Access Keys (typically 40 characters, base64-encoded). Look for long alphanumeric strings without spaces in proximity to potential Access Key IDs.
    Affected if A string matching the AWS Secret Access Key pattern (40-character base64 string) is found embedded in the software files.
  5. Verify credentials against AWS API
    If hardcoded credentials are found, use the AWS CLI with those credentials to test access: 'aws s3 ls s3://[bucket-name]' (bucket name may be embedded or discoverable). This step requires caution as it confirms active credentials.
    Affected if The embedded credentials successfully authenticate to AWS and return bucket listing or content.

A user is affected if the AL-KO Robolinho Update Software is installed and contains hardcoded AWS Access and Secret keys in its binary or configuration files.

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

Immediately rotate the exposed AWS credentials and implement a secure secret management solution (e.g., AWS Secrets Manager, environment variables, or a dedicated secrets vault) to replace hard-coded credentials in all affected software versions.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
18.0 hours of engineering $3,200
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