VDB-339904 · CVE-2026-22543 · GCVE-0-2026-22543

EFACEC QC60/QC90/QC120 8 HTTP Header weak password encoding

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in EFACEC QC60, QC90 and QC120 8. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component HTTP Header Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to weak password encoding. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-22543. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in EFACEC QC60, QC90 and QC120 8. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component HTTP Header Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a weak password encoding vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-261. Obscuring a password with a trivial encoding does not protect the password. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The credentials required to access the device's web server are sent in base64 within the HTTP headers. Since base64 is not considered a strong cipher, an attacker could intercept the web request handling the login and obtain the credentials

The weakness was shared by Aarón Flecha Menéndez, Iván Alonso Álvarez and Víctor Bello Cuevas. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-22543 since 01/07/2026. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1552.

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

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Productinfo

Vendor

EFACEC

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.7

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Weak password encoding
CWE: CWE-261 / CWE-257 / 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

01/07/2026 Advisory disclosed
01/07/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
01/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Researcher: Aarón Flecha Menéndez, Iván Alonso Álvarez, Víctor Bello Cuevas
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-22543 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-22543
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-339904

Entryinfo

Created: 01/07/2026 17:38
Changes: 01/07/2026 17:38 (64)
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