Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-32324

Exposed Creds in Anviz Cx7 Firmware

Published
17 April 2026
Modified
04 May 2026
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 7.7
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score 0.00087 0.4th percentile
Risk Priority 54 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-32324 is a high-severity Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key (CWE-321) vulnerability in Anviz Cx7 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 7.7 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Private Keys (T1552.004); ranked at the 0.4th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SC-12 (Cryptographic Key Establishment and Management) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2026-32324 affects the Anviz CX7 Firmware, where the application embeds reusable certificate and key material. This flaw, classified under CWE-321, enables attackers to decrypt MQTT traffic and potentially interact with device messaging channels at scale. The vulnerability received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.7 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N), highlighting high impacts on confidentiality and integrity with low attack complexity and no privileges required.

Attackers with local access to the affected system can exploit this vulnerability without user interaction. Successful exploitation allows decryption of MQTT communications, granting unauthorized access to sensitive traffic and enabling scaled interactions with the device's messaging channels, potentially compromising control or data flows.

CISA's ICS Advisory ICSA-26-106-03 and the associated CSAF document detail mitigation recommendations, while Anviz directs users to their contact page for support. Security practitioners should consult these resources for vendor-specific patches or workarounds.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Anviz CX7 Firmware is  vulnerable because the application embeds reusable certificate/key material, enabling decryption of MQTT traffic and potential interaction with device messaging channels at scale.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1552.004 Private Keys Credential Access
Adversaries may search for private key certificate files on compromised systems for insecurely stored credentials.
T1552 Unsecured Credentials Credential Access
Adversaries may search compromised systems to find and obtain insecurely stored credentials.
T1552.001 Credentials In Files Credential Access
Adversaries may search local file systems and remote file shares for files containing insecurely stored credentials.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

anviz
cx7 firmware
all versions

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Requiring cryptographic keys to be established and managed according to defined requirements prevents developers from embedding static unchangeable keys.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure-SDLC activities such as code review and secret scanning directly prevent embedding static keys.

PR.DS-01 partial match
prevents

Data-at-rest protection policies require proper key management and therefore discourage hard-coded keys.

PR.DS-02 partial match
prevents

Data-in-transit protection similarly depends on non-hard-coded keys for encryption.

PR.PS-01 partial match
prevents

Configuration baselines and reviews can prohibit hard-coded keys in deployed artifacts.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

prevents

Key-management controls that govern generation, rotation and protection of keys make the use of embedded hard-coded cryptographic keys less likely and easier to detect.

References