# CVE-2026-85628: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information in the Pairing Process vulnerability

> An attacker on the Wi-Fi Direct network can intercept home Wi-Fi credentials transmitted in cleartext during the pairing process between the DuoxMe app and VEO monitors.

- **Severity:** High 7.0 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mmjj-x36j-f536

## What is CVE-2026-85628?

CVE-2026-85628 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fermax Electronica S.A.U. DUOX PLUS monitor firmware (VEO Wi-Fi range), published on 16 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Transmission of the home Wi-Fi credentials without encryption during the pairing process between the DuoxMe application and VEO and VEO-XS Wi-Fi monitors, in versions prior to 4.3.4 of the application and 01.50.001 of the monitor firmware, allows an attacker on the Wi-Fi Direct network to intercept the network password.

Weakness: CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-85628?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-85628?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-85628 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-85628 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-85628 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-85628 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-85628 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fermax Electronica S.A.U. DUOX PLUS monitor firmware (VEO Wi-Fi range), published on 16 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-85628 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Fermax Electronica S.A.U. DUOX PLUS monitor firmware (VEO Wi-Fi range). 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-2026-85628/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-85628/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-85628
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85628
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-85628

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-85628/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.