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title: "CVE-2026-85497: CareCam CM2507 - Authentication Bypass"
description: "CareCam CM2507 IP cameras contain a broken authentication caused by storing root-account password using a fixed legacy password hash, letting attackers recover credentials offline, exploit requires access to firmware or password database."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-85497/
---

# CVE-2026-85497 CareCam CM2507 - Authentication Bypass

CareCam CM2507 IP cameras contain a broken authentication caused by storing root-account password using a fixed legacy password hash, letting attackers recover credentials offline, exploit requires access to firmware or password database.

CVSS base score 9.8 /10

Critical

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

EPSS

0.34% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85497)

## 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

18 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-916](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/916.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest firmware version with improved password hashing mechanisms.

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-2026-85497](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85497)
- [https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf\_files/OT/white/2026/icsa-26-258-08.json](https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsa-26-258-08.json)
- [https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-258-08](https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-258-08)

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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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