XiongMai IP Camera up to 220608.1837 bin/config.xml hard-coded credentials

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A vulnerability categorized as very critical has been discovered in XiongMai IP Camera up to 220608.1837. Affected is an unknown function of the file bin/config.xml. The manipulation results in hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-79396. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in XiongMai IP Camera up to 220608.1837. It has been classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown functionality of the file bin/config.xml. 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. CVE summarizes:

Use of hardcoded default credentials in Xiongmai IP Camera XM530 firmware HMT.CM2005-v220608.1837 and earlier stores static account credentials in unencrypted plaintext within bin/config.xml and compiled into the Sofia executable, allowing remote attackers to gain full administrative control over the camera.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-79396 since 08/25/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/11/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1110.001 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

By approaching the search of inurl:bin/config.xml it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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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• Network Camera Software

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• XiongMai

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• IP Camera

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• 220608.1837

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