CVE-2026-8605
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 · uneditedIn ScadaBR version 1.2.0, a Use of Hard-Coded Credentials vulnerability could allow an attacker to access the SCADA system as admin.
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 confidenceScadaBR version 1.2.0 contains hard-coded credentials embedded in the application code or configuration that allow unauthenticated attackers to gain administrative access to the SCADA system. Attackers can discover these credentials through source code analysis, decompilation, or default credential testing.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.2CVSS 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:3.1/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate ScadaBR installation directorySearch for ScadaBR installation folders such as /opt/scadabr, /var/lib/scadabr, C:\scadabr, or within Tomcat/webapps directories. Check common application server directories where Java web applications are deployed.Affected if ScadaBR is found installed on the system.
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Verify ScadaBR version is 1.2Examine version information in deployed files. Check the WAR file name, any version.txt, about page in the web interface, or the MANIFEST.MF file within the deployed application. Compare your installed version to the affected range (version 1.2).Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.2.
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Search for hard-coded credentials in configuration filesInspect configuration files within the ScadaBR installation directory. Look for .properties, .xml, .yml, or .conf files that may contain database passwords, admin passwords, API keys, or authentication tokens stored in plain text.Affected if Plain-text credentials are found in configuration files.
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Examine web.xml and application context filesReview WEB-INF/web.xml and any application context XML files for hard-coded authentication credentials or default passwords configured in security realms or servlet configurations.Affected if Credentials are embedded in security configuration files.
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Review database connection configurationCheck database connection configuration files (often in properties files with 'jdbc' or 'database' in the name) for hard-coded usernames and passwords used to connect to the backend database.Affected if Database credentials are hard-coded in configuration.
You are affected if ScadaBR version 1.2 is installed AND hard-coded credentials are present in configuration or code files.
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 dataRemove all hard-coded credentials from the application and implement proper credential management such as externalized secrets, role-based access controls, and enforce strong password policies for admin accounts.
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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-2026-8605 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
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