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Hard-coded credentials in meetecho janus-gateway Admin API

Priority LOW 24CWE-259Published · Updated

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

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00257 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
meetechojanus-gateway1.4.0; 1.4.1; 1.4.2—No fix listedCNA
  • janus-gateway Vendormeetecho Affected 1.4.0; 1.4.1; 1.4.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names CNA · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:meetecho:janus-gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——meetecho
  • cpe:2.3:a:meetecho:janus-gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·meetecho

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for janus-gateway.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-12 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-108831
  2. 2026-10-12 Alias added: GHSA-756g-w2hh-8pv3
  3. 2026-10-15 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

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  • 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
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