Hard-coded credentials in Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW16A and Toshiba Home gateway…
Priority LOW 39CWE-798Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW16A 1.2.9 and earlier, Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW26A 1.2.9 and earlier uses hard-coded credentials, which may allow an attacker on the same network segment to login to the administrators settings screen and change the configuration or execute arbitrary OS commands.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00602 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation | Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW16A and Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW26A | (Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW16A 1.2.9 and earlier, Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW26A 1.2.9 and earlier) | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW16A and Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW26A VendorToshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation Affected (Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW16A 1.2.9 and earlier, Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW26A 1.2.9 and earlier) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:toshiba:hem-gw16a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.2.9 | Vulnerable | Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation |
| cpe:2.3:h:toshiba:hem-gw16a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation |
| cpe:2.3:o:toshiba:hem-gw26a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.2.9 | Vulnerable | Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation |
| cpe:2.3:h:toshiba:hem-gw26a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation |
- cpe:2.3:o:toshiba:hem-gw16a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.2.9 Vulnerable ·Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
- cpe:2.3:h:toshiba:hem-gw16a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
- cpe:2.3:o:toshiba:hem-gw26a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.2.9 Vulnerable ·Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
- cpe:2.3:h:toshiba:hem-gw26a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-16201
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rj5g-89w5-w44j
References
More Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation Hem-gw16a Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-01527 OS command injection in Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW16A CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-01524 Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW16A firmware HEM-GW16A-FW-V1.2.0 and earlier, Toshiba Home… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-01526 Hard-coded credentials in Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW16A CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-01525 Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW16A firmware HEM-GW16A-FW-V1.2.0 and earlier. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-11597 OS command injection in Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW16A and Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW26A CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-01528 Cross-site request forgery in Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW16A CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-16201 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-16201 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rj5g-89w5-w44j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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