CVE-2026-46488Public exploitNetwork attack vectorHinoki check available

User impersonation via trusted client-side password hashes

Published Sep 15, 2026 · Updated Sep 15, 2026

Authentication bypass in motionEye before 0.44.0 allows remote attackers with a known username and password hash to impersonate that user. The server trusts the client-controlled meye_username and meye_password_hash cookies without validating a server-side session, including cookies loaded through the blank-credential switch-user flow. Exploitation requires the target user's hash; a local shell user can read the administrator hash from the globally readable default configuration, enabling account changes and camera-data access or deletion.

CVSS severity9.1
Critical
EPSS probability0.27%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Authentication bypass in motionEye before 0.44.0 allows remote attackers with a known username and password hash to impersonate that user. The server trusts the client-controlled meye_username and meye_password_hash cookies without validating a server-side session, including cookies loaded through the blank-credential switch-user flow. Exploitation requires the target user's hash; a local shell user can read the administrator hash from the globally readable default configuration, enabling account changes and camera-data access or deletion.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-46488
Published
Sep 15, 2026
Updated
Sep 15, 2026
Vendor
motioneye-project
Product
motionEye
Classifications
CWE-328, CWE-287, CWE-836, CWE-256, T1550.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 15, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 15, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 0.44.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

motioneye-project · motionEyeversion=< 0.44.0

Published CVSS scores

9.1GitHubCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-328Use of Weak Hash
CWE-287Improper Authentication
CWE-836Use of Password Hash Instead of Password for Authentication
CWE-256Plaintext Storage of a Password
T1550.002Use Alternate Authentication Material: Pass the Hash

Public exploit references

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