SOUND4 Impact up to 2.x hard-coded credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in SOUND4 Impact, Pulse, First, Pulse Eco, BigVoice4, BigVoice2 and Stream up to 2.x and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-50696. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in SOUND4 Impact, Pulse, First, Pulse Eco, BigVoice4, BigVoice2 and Stream up to 2.x and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

SOUND4 IMPACT/FIRST/PULSE/Eco versions 2.x and below contain hardcoded credentials embedded in server binaries that cannot be modified through normal device operations. Attackers can leverage these static credentials to gain unauthorized access to the device across Linux and Windows distributions without requiring user interaction.

The weakness was disclosed by Gjoko Krstic as 170256. The advisory is shared at zeroscience.mk. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-50696 since 12/21/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/17/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1110.001 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (247949). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

SOUND4

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 8.5
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CNA Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Hard-coded credentials
CWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/21/2025 CVE reserved
12/31/2025 +10 days Advisory disclosed
12/31/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/17/2026 +17 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 170256
Researcher: Gjoko Krstic
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2022-50696 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-50696
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-339097
X-Force: 247949

Entryinfo

Created: 12/31/2025 03:50
Updated: 01/17/2026 04:40
Changes: 12/31/2025 03:50 (76), 01/13/2026 16:37 (11), 01/17/2026 04:40 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.