CVSS 3.1
9.8 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2026-121685 CVE-2026-121685
Critical (9.8) in frodobots frodobots earthrover mini+ firmware. EPSS 0.5% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
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FrodoBots EarthRover Mini+ firmware (version 6.2.4_6.2.5_0.614.0) contains multiple sets of hard-coded credentials. These include fleet‑wide credentials, including BasicAuth credentials for an Agora token service, AWS IAM access keys, AWS IoT MQTT credentials, and a Slack incoming webhook URL. These credentials are embedded directly in frodobot.bin and are accessible through static analysis of the publicly downloadable firmware. Extraction requires no special privileges.
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.5% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 42nd percentile. Scored 2026-11-13. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
- CISA's assessment (SSVC)
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total, assessed 2026-11-12. From CISA's Vulnrichment in the CVE List: whether it is exploited, whether exploiting it can be automated, and how much control it gives.
- CWE
- CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials
- OWASP Top 10
- A07:2025 Authentication Failures
- Published
- Modified
- Assigned by
- certcc (CNA)
- NVD analysis
- Deferred: the NVD does not plan to analyze it
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
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Affected
- frodobots:frodobots earthrover mini+ firmware
Versions
From the CNA's record in the CVE List.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| FrodoBots EarthRover Mini+ firmware | 6.2.4_6.2.5_0.614.0 |
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- CAPEC-70 Try Common or Default Usernames and Passwords Likelihood: Medium · Severity: High
- CAPEC-191 Read Sensitive Constants Within an Executable Severity: Low
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History
- Scored 9.8 critical
- The NVD deferred its analysis
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