Medium 6.5Published Sep 15, 2026

CVE-2026-68953Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Digital Watchdog VMAX DVR and NVR Product Lineups

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 9:00 AM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

The affected products are vulnerable to an authentication bypass that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to disclose sensitive device information, including administrator credentials in plaintext, by sending crafted HTTP(S) requests.

CVSS: 6.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-306
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: icscert
NVD analysis: Awaiting Analysis
Record last updated: Sep 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Digital Watchdog VMAX A1 G4 DVR digital_watchdog:vmax_a1_g4_dvr (from the name)	all versions	CNA record
Digital Watchdog VMAX IP G4 NVR digital_watchdog:vmax_ip_g4_nvr (from the name)	all versions	CNA record
Digital Watchdog VMAX A1 PLUS digital_watchdog:vmax_a1_plus (from the name)	all versions	CNA record
Digital Watchdog VA1G4 Recorder digital_watchdog:va1g4_recorder (from the name)	all versions	CNA record
Digital Watchdog VG4 Recorder digital_watchdog:vg4_recorder (from the name)	all versions	CNA record

References

References

https://digital-watchdog.com/downloads/
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-258-01
https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsa-26-258-01.json

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