WWBN AVideo up to 25.x Password Change SYSTEM_ADMIN_PASSWORD insecure default initialization of resource

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A vulnerability was found in WWBN AVideo up to 25.x. It has been declared as problematic. This affects the function SYSTEM_ADMIN_PASSWORD of the component Password Change Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to insecure default initialization of resource. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-33037. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in WWBN AVideo up to 25.x. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function SYSTEM_ADMIN_PASSWORD of the component Password Change Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insecure default initialization of resource vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-1188. The product initializes or sets a resource with a default that is intended to be changed by the administrator, but the default is not secure. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

WWBN AVideo is an open source video platform. In versions 25.0 and below, the official Docker deployment files (docker-compose.yml, env.example) ship with the admin password set to "password", which is automatically used to seed the admin account during installation, meaning any instance deployed without overriding SYSTEM_ADMIN_PASSWORD is immediately vulnerable to trivial administrative takeover. No compensating controls exist: there is no forced password change on first login, no complexity validation, no default-password detection, and the password is hashed with weak MD5. Full admin access enables user data exposure, content manipulation, and potential remote code execution via file uploads and plugin management. The same insecure-default pattern extends to database credentials (avideo/avideo), compounding the risk. Exploitation depends on operators failing to change the default, a condition likely met in quick-start, demo, and automated deployments. This issue has been fixed in version 26.0.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-33037 since 03/17/2026. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 26.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 2075fac1a51f21fab5d8592235a095aa354a9de6 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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• WWBN

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• AVideo

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• 25.x

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• open-source

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• Product: https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/

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