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title: "CVE-2026-79396: Xiongmai IP Camera XM530 - Authentication Bypass"
description: "Xiongmai IP Camera XM530 firmware HMT.CM2005-v220608.1837 and earlier contains hardcoded default credentials caused by storing static account credentials in unencrypted plaintext within bin/config.xml and Sofia executable, letting remote attackers gain full administrative control, exploit requires network access."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-79396/
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# CVE-2026-79396 Xiongmai IP Camera XM530 - Authentication Bypass

Xiongmai IP Camera XM530 firmware HMT.CM2005-v220608.1837 and earlier contains hardcoded default credentials caused by storing static account credentials in unencrypted plaintext within bin/config.xml and Sofia executable, letting remote attackers gain full administrative control, exploit requires network access.

CVSS base score 9.8 /10

Critical

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.58% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79396)

## Details

Type

Authentication Bypass

Impact

Broken Authentication

CVSS vector

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

Published

11 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

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

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest firmware version that removes hardcoded credentials.

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-2026-79396](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79396)
- [https://github.com/ShiroiBoushi/vulnerability-research/tree/main/CVE-2026-79396](https://github.com/ShiroiBoushi/vulnerability-research/tree/main/CVE-2026-79396)

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## What this record can't tell you

- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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