Danelec MacGregor Voyage Data Recorder G4e up to 5.249 hard-coded credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Danelec MacGregor Voyage Data Recorder G4e up to 5.249. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-42929. The attacker must have access to the local network to execute the attack. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Danelec MacGregor Voyage Data Recorder G4e up to 5.249. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Danelec MacGregor Voyage Data Recorder includes default accounts with hard-coded credentials.

The weakness was disclosed by Andrew Tierney. It is possible to read the advisory at danelec.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-42929 since 05/07/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack can only be done within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1110.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 5.250 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-33400). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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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
05/30/2026 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2026-42929 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-42929
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-367347
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/29/2026 21:17
Updated: 05/30/2026 05:48
Changes: 05/29/2026 21:17 (76), 05/30/2026 05:48 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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