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CVE-2018-20956 json

Swann SWWHD-INTCAM-HD devices leave the PSK in logs after a factory reset.

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-13494

cvss
5.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 39%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Swann SWWHD-INTCAM-HD devices leave the PSK in logs after a factory reset. NOTE: all affected customers were migrated by 2020-08-31.

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Exploit prediction

0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • pentestpartners.com https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/hacking-swann-home-security-camera-video/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

Sources

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