Hard-coded credentials in meetecho janus-gateway Admin API
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-259.
Summary
meetecho janus-gateway versions up to and including 1.4.2 are affected. The demo file html/demos/admin.js of the Admin API contains hard-coded credentials (CWE-798). A remote attacker with low privileges can exploit this flaw, and the exploit has been publicly disclosed.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
A security vulnerability has been detected in meetecho janus-gateway up to 1.4.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file html/demos/admin.js of the component Admin API. Such manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for janus-gateway.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-12 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-108831
- 2026-10-12 Alias added: GHSA-756g-w2hh-8pv3
- 2026-10-15 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
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More meetecho vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-74158 Path traversal in Janus WebRTC Server lets attackers write files CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2020-10998 An issue was discovered in janus-gateway (aka Janus WebRTC Server) through 0.10.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-10882 An issue was discovered in janus-gateway (aka Janus WebRTC Server) through 0.10.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-10997 An issue was discovered in janus-gateway (aka Janus WebRTC Server) through 0.10.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-70934 Race condition in meetecho janus-gateway VideoRoom plugin CVSS 4.0LOW 2.3
- TI-2020-08488 An issue was discovered in Janus through 0.9.1. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-108831 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-108831 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-756g-w2hh-8pv3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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