CVE-2026-70403 Hardcoded credentials in XING CPTrans-ME-X
Critical 9.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-70403 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-70403 is a critical vulnerability in XING CPTrans-ME-X, published on 4 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-70403 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: XING CPTrans-ME-X. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-70403/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-70403/index.md)
Hard-coded credentials allow attackers to log in to the XING CPTrans-ME-X device, leading to unauthorized access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-70403?
CVE-2026-70403 is a critical vulnerability in XING CPTrans-ME-X, published on 4 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
XING CPTrans-ME-X contains a Use of Hard-coded Password (CWE-259). Anyone with the knowledge of the credential may log in to the affected device.
Weakness: CWE-259
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-70403?
How do I fix CVE-2026-70403?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-70403 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-70403 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-70403 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cmq2-8jv5-p6pw.