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title: "CVE-2026-81640: Camera Device - Authentication Bypass"
description: "Camera device contains a credential disclosure vulnerability caused by weak protection of Wi-Fi password, letting attackers derive the Wi-Fi password and access the wireless network, exploit requires network access."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-81640/
---

# CVE-2026-81640 Camera Device - Authentication Bypass

Camera device contains a credential disclosure vulnerability caused by weak protection of Wi-Fi password, letting attackers derive the Wi-Fi password and access the wireless network, exploit requires network access.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.30% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81640)

## Details

Type

Authentication Bypass

Impact

Information Disclosure

CVSS vector

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

Published

9 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 with improved Wi-Fi password protection.

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-2026-81640](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81640)
- [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/refs/heads/develop/csaf\_files/VA/white/2026/va-26-251-01.json](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/refs/heads/develop/csaf_files/VA/white/2026/va-26-251-01.json)

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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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