CVE-2026-7839

CRITICAL

UltraVNC repeater ships hardcoded default admin password allowing unauthenticated admin access

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2026-7839. PoCs published by HermesNA-1.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains an auto-generated stub module for CVE-2026-7839, a hardcoded default password vulnerability in UltraVNC repeater's HTTP administration server (versions through 1.8.2.2). The code includes placeholder methods (`check()` and `run()`) but lacks actual exploit implementation, referencing only a TODO for PoC development.

Description

UltraVNC repeater through 1.8.2.2 initializes the HTTP administration server with a hardcoded default password. In repeater/webgui/settings.c:197, when settings2.txt is absent on first run the repeater writes the literal string "adminadmi2" as the admin password via strcpy_s(saved_password, 64, "adminadmi2"). The HTTP Basic-auth handler wi_decode_auth() checks this password without rate-limiting or lockout. Any remote attacker who can reach the repeater HTTP port (default TCP 80) can authenticate as administrator using the well-known default credential on a fresh or unmodified installation, gaining full control of the repeater configuration including allow/deny rules and session visibility.

Exploits (1)

github STUB 1 stars
by HermesNA-1 · pythonpoc
https://github.com/HermesNA-1/SnakeSploit/tree/main/data/modules_generated/cve-2026-7839_ultravnc_repeater_through.py

This repository contains an auto-generated stub module for CVE-2026-7839, a hardcoded default password vulnerability in UltraVNC repeater's HTTP administration server (versions through 1.8.2.2). The code includes placeholder methods (`check()` and `run()`) but lacks actual exploit implementation, referencing only a TODO for PoC development.

Classification
Stub 99%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: UltraVNC repeater through 1.8.2.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: UltraVNC repeater HTTP administration server running on target · Absence of `settings2.txt` on first run (default configuration)
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Jul 09, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
UltraVNC project page
https://uvnc.com/
Product product
UltraVNC source repository
https://github.com/ultravnc/UltraVNC

Scores

CVSS v3 9.1
EPSS 0.0043
EPSS Percentile 34.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-798
Status published
Products (2)
uvnc/UltraVNC < 1.8.2.2
uvnc/ultravnc < 1.8.2.2
Published Jul 01, 2026
Tracked Since Jul 01, 2026