UltraVNC repeater ships hardcoded default admin password allowing unauthenticated admin access

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-7839
StatePUBLISHED
Assignersecurin
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-07-01 05:16:24 UTC
Updated2026-07-02 15:30:15 UTC
DescriptionUltraVNC repeater through 1.8.2.2 initializes the HTTP administration server with a hardcoded default password. In repeater/webgui/settings.c:197, when settings2.txt is absent on first run the repeater writes the literal string "adminadmi2" as the admin password via strcpy_s(saved_password, 64, "adminadmi2"). The HTTP Basic-auth handler wi_decode_auth() checks this password without rate-limiting or lockout. Any remote attacker who can reach the repeater HTTP port (default TCP 80) can authenticate as administrator using the well-known default credential on a fresh or unmodified installation, gaining full control of the repeater configuration including allow/deny rules and session visibility.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.1 CRITICAL from 33c584b5-0579-4c06-b2a0-8d8329fcab9c

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS: 0.003260000 probability, percentile 0.245100000 (date 2026-07-02)

Problem Types: CWE-798 | CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.133c584b5-0579-4c06-b2a0-8d8329fcab9cSecondary9.1CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
3.1CNACVSS9.1CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Uvnc Ultravnc All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Uvnc UltraVNC affected 1.8.2.2 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
uvnc.com 33c584b5-0579-4c06-b2a0-8d8329fcab9c uvnc.com Product, Release Notes
github.com/ultravnc/UltraVNC 33c584b5-0579-4c06-b2a0-8d8329fcab9c github.com Product
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: Arjun Basnet, Securin ([email protected]) (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2026-06-02T00:00:00.000ZVulnerability discovered during security audit
CNA2026-06-17T00:00:00.000ZReported to vendor (coordinated disclosure)
CNA2026-09-15T00:00:00.000ZPlanned public disclosure (90-day window)
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