Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-85497

Crypto Weakness

Published
18 September 2026
Modified
21 September 2026
CVSS Score v4 9.3
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Raw vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score 0.0034 25th percentile
Risk Priority 45 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2026-85497 is a critical-severity Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort (CWE-916) vulnerability in Cisa (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 9.3 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Password Cracking (T1110.002); ranked at the 25th 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 IA-5 (Authenticator Management) and SC-13 (Cryptographic Protection) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

CareCam CM2507 IP cameras store the device's root-account password using a fixed legacy password hash that provides insufficient resistance to offline cracking. An attacker who obtains the firmware image or password database could recover the associated credential, which may also…

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be reusable across other devices running the same firmware.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1110.002 Password Cracking Credential Access
Adversaries may use password cracking to attempt to recover usable credentials, such as plaintext passwords, when credential material such as password hashes are obtained.
T1110 Brute Force Credential Access
Adversaries may use brute force techniques to gain access to accounts when passwords are unknown or when password hashes are obtained.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

Cisa
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inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V11.4.2

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Authenticator management requires secure generation, distribution, and storage of passwords, directly enforcing computationally expensive hashing schemes.

Cryptographic protection mandates selection and use of approved algorithms whose parameters can include sufficient work factors for password hashing.

Protection of information at rest requires cryptographic safeguards on stored password hashes, reducing exposure to offline cracking.

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.AA-03 partial match
prevents

Authentication policies may reference password handling but do not address storage or computational cost of hashes.

PR.DS-01 partial match
prevents

Proper password hashing is a direct instance of using cryptographic hashes to protect data-at-rest.

PR.PS-06 partial match
prevents

Secure development practices explicitly include selection and configuration of strong, computationally expensive password hashes.

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.

degrades

Requires secure handling of authentication information, which includes choosing strong password hashing schemes.

prevents

Requires appropriate use of cryptography, which encompasses selecting strong hashing algorithms for passwords.

prevents

Secure coding practices include implementing password storage with adequate computational effort.

degrades

Mandates secure authentication mechanisms, directly addressing the need for computationally strong password hashes.

References