CVE-2026-86187 WWBN AVideo Weak PRNG Password Generation via External Login
Attackers can recover plaintext passwords for external-login accounts via offline brute-force due to weak PRNG and unsalted hashing, leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-86187?
CVE-2026-86187 is a high-severity vulnerability in WWBN AVideo, published on 5 Sep 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
WWBN AVideo generates passwords for external-login accounts using rand() instead of a cryptographic generator, producing only 31-bit integers. Attackers with access to password hashes can recover plaintext passwords in minutes through offline brute-force attacks due to unsalted MD5-based hashing.
Weakness: CWE-330
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-86187?
How do I fix CVE-2026-86187?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-86187 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-86187 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-86187 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h3ff-c2qq-pr2g, GHSA-hfr9-8xm8-cq6w.