CVE-2026-65313 Use of hard-coded VNC credentials in the engineering-workstation provisioning
Hard-coded VNC credentials in provisioning scripts allow adjacent attackers to gain unauthorized access to HIPASE-250 engineering workstations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-65313?
CVE-2026-65313 is a high-severity vulnerability in ANDRITZ 250 SCALA, published on 31 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A provisioning script used when installing HIPASE-250 (formerly 250 SCALA) engineering workstations sets a fixed, hard-coded x11vnc password. Because the same credential is applied to every workstation provisioned this way, an attacker with adjacent-network access who knows the password can gain VNC access to affected workstations.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-65313?
How do I fix CVE-2026-65313?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-65313 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-65313 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-65313 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jjwc-g6g3-rhhx.