Taiko AG1000-01A SMS Alert Gateway 7.3/8 Embedded Web Configuration Interface validate hard-coded credentials

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A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Taiko AG1000-01A SMS Alert Gateway 7.3/8. The affected element is the function validate of the component Embedded Web Configuration Interface. Such manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-9139. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Taiko AG1000-01A SMS Alert Gateway 7.3/8 and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is the function validate of the component Embedded Web Configuration Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Taiko AG1000-01A SMS Alert Gateway Rev 7.3 and Rev 8 contains a hard-coded credential vulnerability in the embedded web configuration interface where authentication is implemented entirely in client-side JavaScript in login.zhtml, exposing static plaintext credentials in the page source. Unauthenticated attackers with network access can recover administrative credentials directly from the client-side validate() function to obtain full administrative access to the device.

The weakness was shared by Muhammad Imam Baguna. The advisory is shared for download at medium.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-9139 since 05/20/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 05/20/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1110.001.

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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• Taiko

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• AG1000-01A SMS Alert Gateway

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• 7.3
• 8

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