Full device compromise via hard-coded bootloader credential
Published Sep 11, 2026 · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Hard-coded credentials in the bootloader of CareCam Pro IP Cameras allow physically proximate attackers to gain privileged bootloader access. The bootloader accepts an embedded credential instead of a device-specific secret, granting privileged control before the operating system starts. Physical possession is required; successful access permits unauthorized firmware and system-configuration changes that can compromise the entire camera.
Summary
What happened
Hard-coded credentials in the bootloader of CareCam Pro IP Cameras allow physically proximate attackers to gain privileged bootloader access. The bootloader accepts an embedded credential instead of a device-specific secret, granting privileged control before the operating system starts. Physical possession is required; successful access permits unauthorized firmware and system-configuration changes that can compromise the entire camera.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-85083
- Published
- Sep 11, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 11, 2026
- Vendor
- CareCam
- Product
- CareCam Pro IP Cameras
- Classifications
- CWE-798, T1693.001
- Attack vector
- physical
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 11, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=linux_linux_202008261138_svn13796 / Bootloader U-Boot 2010.06 (compiled 2020-08-26)
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