Danelec MacGregor Voyage Data Recorder G4e up to 5.249 file access

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Danelec MacGregor Voyage Data Recorder G4e up to 5.249. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to file access. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-40425. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Danelec MacGregor Voyage Data Recorder G4e up to 5.249. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a file access vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-552. The product makes files or directories accessible to unauthorized actors, even though they should not be. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The administrator account for the Danelec MacGregor Voyage Data Recorder web interface can directly edit sensitive files related to authentication, potentially changing the root password.

The weakness was published by Andrew Tierney. The advisory is shared at danelec.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-40425 since 05/07/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to approached within the local network. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1083 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 5.250 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-33403). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 5.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: File access
CWE: CWE-552 / CWE-425
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MacGregor Voyage Data Recorder G4e 5.250

Timelineinfo

05/07/2026 CVE reserved
05/29/2026 +22 days Advisory disclosed
05/29/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/07/2026 +9 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: danelec.com
Researcher: Andrew Tierney
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-40425 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-40425
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-367325
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/29/2026 21:04
Updated: 06/07/2026 05:29
Changes: 05/29/2026 21:04 (76), 05/30/2026 05:48 (1), 06/07/2026 05:29 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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