Vulnerability record

CVE-2026-79959

Severity: HighExploitation: No known exploitation

Patch status

No official fix confirmed yet

Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.

Description

The Botslab G980H dash camera firmware contains a hard-coded root account password that cannot be changed by the user. An attacker who obtains the firmware or has physical access to the device could recover the credential and use it to obtain root access through the UART interface.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.

Intelligence timeline

Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.

  1. CVSS scoredUpdate

    CVE-2026-79959 scored CVSS 7.0

    Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database

Coverage

References

  • github.com https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsa-26-267-01.json
  • botslab.com https://www.botslab.com/pages/about-botslab
  • cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-267-01