---
title: "CVE-2026-62252: Homer - Authentication Bypass"
description: "Homer < 11.0.283 contains a broken authentication caused by default admin account with fixed password and no forced password change, letting attackers gain full administrative access, exploit requires access to login endpoint."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-62252/
---

# CVE-2026-62252 Homer - Authentication Bypass

Homer < 11.0.283 contains a broken authentication caused by default admin account with fixed password and no forced password change, letting attackers gain full administrative access, exploit requires access to login endpoint.

CVSS base score 9.8 /10

Critical

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

EPSS

0.65% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-62252)

## Details

Type

Authentication Bypass

Impact

Privilege Escalation

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

7 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-798](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/798.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 11.0.283 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-62252](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-62252)
- [https://github.com/sipcapture/homer/pull/838](https://github.com/sipcapture/homer/pull/838)
- [https://github.com/sipcapture/homer/releases/tag/11.0.283](https://github.com/sipcapture/homer/releases/tag/11.0.283)
- [https://github.com/sipcapture/homer/security/advisories/GHSA-6xp5-7rcx-xfgx](https://github.com/sipcapture/homer/security/advisories/GHSA-6xp5-7rcx-xfgx)
- [https://github.com/sipcapture/homer/commit/b2e942031ff8cd7435a244ebef306ee97d16b809](https://github.com/sipcapture/homer/commit/b2e942031ff8cd7435a244ebef306ee97d16b809)

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