Qihoo 360 Whole Home Router M5 Boot Script mpt start hard-coded credentials
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-121609 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | VulDB |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-11-04 02:17:20 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-11-04 02:17:20 UTC |
| Description | A vulnerability was identified in Qihoo 360 Whole Home Router M5 4.0.17.1566. This issue affects the function Home of the file /etc/init.d/mpt of the component Boot Script. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v4.0 9.3 CRITICAL from [email protected]
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:P/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
Problem Types: CWE-259 | CWE-798 | CWE-798 Hard-coded Credentials | CWE-259 Use of Hard-coded Password
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | [email protected] | Secondary | 9.3 | CRITICAL | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:P/C... |
| 4.0 | CNA | DECLARED | 10 | CRITICAL | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:P |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 10 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 10 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:C |
| 3.0 | CNA | DECLARED | 10 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:C |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Secondary | 10 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | |
| 2.0 | CNA | DECLARED | 10 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:C |
CVSS v4.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowAttack Requirements
NonePrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighSub Conf.
HighSub Integrity
HighSub Availability
HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:P/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
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
ChangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
ChangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:C
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Qihoo 360 | Whole Home Router M5 | affected 4.0.17.1566 | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| gist.github.com/gajgdm6-cpu/c8c3bbdeb51c076317834b41c3a919f2 | [email protected] | gist.github.com | |
| vuldb.com/submit/1023264 | [email protected] | vuldb.com | |
| vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-121609 | [email protected] | vuldb.com | |
| vuldb.com/vuln/430446/cti | [email protected] | vuldb.com | |
| vuldb.com/vuln/430446 | [email protected] | vuldb.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: xiaomao (VulDB User) (en)
CNA: VulDB CNA Team (en)
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CNA | 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z | Advisory disclosed |
| CNA | 2026-11-03T01:00:00.000Z | VulDB entry created |
| CNA | 2026-11-03T17:29:10.000Z | VulDB entry last update |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.