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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-5862 · published 23 November 2012

CVE-2012-5862: Sinapsitech sinapsi firmware hard-coded password vulnerability

Sinapsitech · Sinapsi Firmware

These Sinapsi devices store hard-coded passwords in the PHP file of the device. By using the hard-coded passwords in the device, attackers can log into the device with administrative privileges. This could allow the attacker to have unauthorized access.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 12% · top 4.0% CWE-259 · Hard-coded passwordCWE-310 · CWE-310
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
12%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
4Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References, 4 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

These Sinapsi devices store hard-coded passwords in the PHP file of the device. By using the hard-coded passwords in the device, attackers can log into the device with administrative privileges. This could allow the attacker to have unauthorized access.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

4 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-09/0045.html Exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21273/ Exploit
http://www.sinapsitech.it/default.asp?active_page_id=78&news_id=88
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80200
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-12-325-01
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-09/0045.html Exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21273/ Exploit
http://www.sinapsitech.it/default.asp?active_page_id=78&news_id=88
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-325-01.pdf US Government Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80200

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-5862), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.