CVE-2026-24448
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 · uneditedUse of hard-coded credentials issue exists in MR-GM5L-S1 and MR-GM5A-L1, which may allow an attacker to obtain administrative access.
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 confidenceHard-coded credentials embedded in the firmware of MR-GM5L-S1 and MR-GM5A-L1 devices allow remote attackers to obtain administrative access. These credentials are static and cannot be changed by administrators, providing a backdoor into affected systems.
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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
- High
CVSS:3.0/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 modelCheck the device label, web interface, or SNMP sysDescr for model number MR-GM5L-S1 or MR-GM5A-L1Affected if Device model is MR-GM5L-S1 or MR-GM5A-L1 and firmware has not been updated
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Check firmware versionAccess device web interface or use SNMP to query firmware version; compare against any vendor release notesAffected if Firmware version is older than the latest vendor release that addresses hard-coded credentials
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Verify remote access configurationCheck device network settings for enabled remote management interfaces (HTTP/HTTPS, Telnet, SSH, VPN) accessible from untrusted networksAffected if Remote administrative access is enabled and exposed to untrusted networks
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Test for default credential accessAttempt to authenticate using commonly documented hard-coded credential pairs for the device; consult vendor documentation or security advisories for any published backdoor credentialsAffected if Authentication succeeds with credentials that cannot be changed by the administrator
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Review administrator accountsCheck device user management page to see if any accounts are marked as immutable, system-reserved, or cannot be disabled/deletedAffected if One or more administrative accounts exist that cannot be modified or removed by local administrators
If the device is an MR-GM5L-S1 or MR-GM5A-L1 model with remote access enabled and contains administrator accounts that cannot be modified, the environment is affected by this hard-coded credential vulnerability.
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 dataApply vendor firmware updates when available to remove hard-coded credentials; if no patch exists, implement network segmentation, disable unnecessary remote access, and monitor for unauthorized administrative access attempts.
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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-2026-24448 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- 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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