Weakness / #37
CWE-798: Hard-coded credentials in CISA KEV
Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Answer 8 KEV entries list CWE-798 (Hard-coded credentials) as of catalog 2026.09.23, 0.5% of the catalog and rank 37 of 185 weaknesses. The most affected vendor is Dell (1).
- KEV entries
- 80.5% of catalog
- Vendors
- 8affected
- Ransomware: known
- 112.5%
- First added
- 2021-11-03
- Latest added
- 2026-02-18
VVendors
| Vendor | Entries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dell | 1 | 12.5% |
| Gladinet | 1 | 12.5% |
| Fortinet | 1 | 12.5% |
| Acclaim Systems | 1 | 12.5% |
| SolarWinds | 1 | 12.5% |
| D-Link | 1 | 12.5% |
| Atlassian | 1 | 12.5% |
| EyesOfNetwork | 1 | 12.5% |
TAdditions by year
| Year | Added |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 |
PProducts
| Product | Entries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs) | 1 | 12.5% |
| Gladinet CentreStack and Triofox | 1 | 12.5% |
| Fortinet FortiOS | 1 | 12.5% |
| Acclaim Systems USAHERDS | 1 | 12.5% |
| SolarWinds Web Help Desk | 1 | 12.5% |
| D-Link Multiple NAS Devices | 1 | 12.5% |
| Atlassian Confluence | 1 | 12.5% |
| EyesOfNetwork EyesOfNetwork | 1 | 12.5% |
EAll entries
| CVE | Vendor | Product | Added | Ransomware |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-22769 | Dell | RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs) | Unknown | |
| CVE-2025-14611 | Gladinet | CentreStack and Triofox | Unknown | |
| CVE-2019-6693 | Fortinet | FortiOS | Known | |
| CVE-2021-44207 | Acclaim Systems | USAHERDS | Unknown | |
| CVE-2024-28987 | SolarWinds | Web Help Desk | Unknown | |
| CVE-2024-3272 | D-Link | Multiple NAS Devices | Unknown | |
| CVE-2022-26138 | Atlassian | Confluence | Unknown | |
| CVE-2020-8657 | EyesOfNetwork | EyesOfNetwork | Unknown |
Cite this
8 CISA KEV entries list CWE-798 (Hard-coded credentials), 0.5% of the catalog. Source: Telemetry analysis of the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, version 2026.09.23 (released 2026-09-23). https://glide-telemetry.pages.dev/cwe/cwe-798/
Source: CISA KEV catalog v2026.09.23, released 2026-09-23. Windows end 2026-09-23.