The affected products use hard-coded credentials, which could allow an attacker to run the ftpd service as root, providing remote root file access where FTP is reachable.
Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

Digital Watchdog has released updated firmware for the affected products. Users should download and install the updated firmware for their model at:  https://digital-watchdog.com/downloads/


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Digital Watchdog
Digital Watchdog va1g4 Recorder
Digital Watchdog vg4 Recorder
Digital Watchdog vmax A1 G4 Dvr
Digital Watchdog vmax A1 Plus
Digital Watchdog vmax Ip G4 Nvr
Vendors & Products Digital Watchdog
Digital Watchdog va1g4 Recorder
Digital Watchdog vg4 Recorder
Digital Watchdog vmax A1 G4 Dvr
Digital Watchdog vmax A1 Plus
Digital Watchdog vmax Ip G4 Nvr

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The affected products use hard-coded credentials, which could allow an attacker to run the ftpd service as root, providing remote root file access where FTP is reachable.
Title Use of Hard-coded Credentials in Digital Watchdog VMAX DVR and NVR Product Lineups
Weaknesses CWE-798
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-16T17:55:44.680Z

Reserved: 2026-08-03T21:27:04.643Z

Link: CVE-2026-68950

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-16T17:55:40.539Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-15T21:16:42.580

Modified: 2026-09-18T19:40:31.053

Link: CVE-2026-68950

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-18T14:00:10Z

Weaknesses