CVE-2026-26049
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 · uneditedThe web management interface of the device renders the passwords in a plaintext input field. The current password is directly visible to anyone with access to the UI, potentially exposing administrator credentials to unauthorized observation via shoulder surfing, screenshots, or browser form caching.
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 web management interface renders administrator passwords in plaintext within input fields, making credentials visible to anyone with UI access. This exposes credentials through shoulder surfing, screenshots, or cached browser data. The vulnerability stems from using 'text' input type instead of 'password' type for existing credentials.
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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
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/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.
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Access the web management interfaceOpen the administrative web interface in a browser and log in with valid administrator credentialsAffected if The interface loads and provides access to password management sections
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Navigate to administrator password settingsLocate the section for managing admin credentials, typically under Settings, Security, User Management, or Account SettingsAffected if A form or page loads that displays or allows editing of administrator password fields
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Inspect password input field typeRight-click on the password input field, select Inspect, and verify the input element's 'type' attribute. Look for type='text' or type='' instead of type='password'Affected if The input element shows type='text' or has no type attribute (defaulting to text), meaning passwords render in plaintext
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Check for visible password valuesExamine whether the password field displays actual characters rather than masked dots or asterisks. Also check if the 'value' attribute in the HTML contains the plaintext passwordAffected if Password characters are fully visible in the input field or the value attribute contains the actual password in plaintext
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Review page source for password handlingView the page source (Ctrl+U or right-click > View Page Source) and search for input elements with name containing 'password'. Check if type='password' is used versus type='text'Affected if HTML source reveals password input fields use type='text' instead of type='password'
A user is affected if the web management interface displays administrator password fields in plaintext (type='text') rather than masked (type='password'), allowing shoulder surfing or cached credential exposure.
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 dataReplace plaintext password input fields with masked password fields (type='password') and remove any functionality that displays existing passwords in cleartext. Consider implementing a separate authenticated 'show password' flow if needed for recovery purposes.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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