Weak hard-coded credentials in Wattsense Bridge
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
The firmware of all Wattsense Bridge devices contain the same hard-coded user and root credentials. The user password can be easily recovered via password cracking attempts. The recovered credentials can be used to log into the device via the login shell that is exposed by the serial interface. The backdoor user has been removed in firmware BSP >= 6.4.1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Wattsense Bridge (Wattsense) Fixed in 6.4.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Wattsense Bridge 6.4.1
2 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 2 HIGH
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-19366 Access to Bootloader and Shell Over Serial InterfacePriority HIGH 65
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-26410
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jj4x-g447-hm4m
References
More Wattsense vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-19368 Authenticated Arbitrary Python File Upload via Plugin Manager CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-19366 Access to Bootloader and Shell Over Serial Interface CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2025-19365 Unprotected JTAG Interface CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-26410 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-26410 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jj4x-g447-hm4m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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