Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-26218 means some newbee-mall deployments may ship with administrator accounts already created and protected by a predictable default password. If operators initialize or reset the database and do not change those credentials, an outside attacker could sign in as an administrator and control the application.
Executive priority
Treat this as an urgent credential hygiene issue. Any exposed instance with unchanged defaults can become a full application takeover without advanced attacker capability.
Technical view
newbee-mall 1.0.0 includes seeded administrator accounts in its database initialization script. The CVE describes predictable default administrative credentials, mapped to CWE-798. The CVSS 3.1 score is 9.8 because exploitation is remote, low complexity, requires no privileges or user interaction, and can fully impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to newbee-mall 1.0.0 deployments initialized or reset from the provided database schema where seeded administrator credentials remain unchanged, especially if the admin interface is internet-accessible.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. Exploitation would not require a software flaw beyond using unchanged default administrator credentials, so exposed instances should be treated as urgent until verified.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports default seeded administrator credentials in newbee-mall 1.0.0 and critical CVSS scoring. The provided bundle does not name a patched version, commit, or confirmed exploit activity, so remediation tracking should follow vendor and advisory updates.
Mitigation direction
- Change all seeded administrator passwords immediately.
- Remove or disable unused pre-seeded administrator accounts.
- Restrict administrative access to trusted networks or VPNs.
- Review vendor issue and advisory for official remediation guidance.
- Audit admin logins for suspicious access since deployment or reset.
Validation and detection
- Inventory all newbee-mall 1.0.0 deployments.
- Determine whether the database was initialized from the provided schema.
- Confirm seeded administrator accounts were changed, removed, or disabled.
- Verify admin access is not broadly internet-exposed.
- Review authentication logs for unexpected administrator sessions.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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ATT&CK lookup starting points
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CWE-798: Credential and account abuse lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupDatabase behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H3.95.9VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N——VulnCheckVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
9.3CriticalVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Base CVSS 3.1 score
9.8CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/newbee-ltd/newbee-mall/issues/119CVE reference, VulnCheck · issue-tracking
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/newbee-mall-default-seeded-administrator-credentials-allow-account-takeoverCVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
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CWE details
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Use of Hard-coded Credentials
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