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CWE-798

Use of Hard-coded Credentials

The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key.

1,744
Assigned CVEs
35th
Commonality Rank
8.4
Avg CVSS
0.7%
In CISA KEV

Volume and Severity of Assigned CVEs Over Time

Volume of CVEs assigned to CWE-798 and their average CVSS base score over time.

Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Jan 9, 2001
25 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Jul 21, 2026
2 days ago

Top CVEs Assigned This CWE

Top CVEs that have been assigned this CWE. A single CVE can have multiple CWE assignments, though many have just one.

1,744 CVEs · Highest risk first

CVEPublishedCVSSRiskKEVExploit
CVE-2025-30406CRITICAL
Gladinet CentreStack through 16.1.10296.56315 (fixed in 16.4.10315.56368) has a deserialization vulnerability due to the CentreStack portal's hardcoded machineKey use, as exploited
Apr 3, 20259.898YESYES
CVE-2024-28987CRITICAL
The SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) software is affected by a hardcoded credential vulnerability, allowing remote unauthenticated user to access internal functionality and modify da
Aug 21, 20249.198YESYES
CVE-2020-8657CRITICAL
An issue was discovered in EyesOfNetwork 5.3. The installation uses the same API key (hardcoded as EONAPI_KEY in include/api_functions.php for API version 2.4.2) by default for all
Feb 6, 20209.898YESYES
CVE-2024-20439CRITICAL
A vulnerability in Cisco Smart Licensing Utility (CSLU) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to log into an affected system by using a static administrative credential.
Sep 4, 20249.897YESYES
CVE-2024-3272CRITICAL
** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in D-Link DNS-320L, DNS-325, DNS-327L and DNS-340L up to 20240403. This issue
Apr 4, 20249.897YESYES
CVE-2022-26138CRITICAL
The Atlassian Questions For Confluence app for Confluence Server and Data Center creates a Confluence user account in the confluence-users group with the username disabledsystemuse
Jul 20, 20229.897YESYES
CVE-2025-14611CRITICAL
Gladinet CentreStack and Triofox prior to version 16.12.10420.56791 used hardcoded values for their implementation of the AES cryptoscheme. This degrades security for public expose
Dec 12, 20259.896YESYES
CVE-2022-28810MEDIUM
Zoho ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus before build 6122 allows a remote authenticated administrator to execute arbitrary operating OS commands as SYSTEM via the policy custom script
Apr 18, 20226.893YESYES
CVE-2019-15975CRITICAL
Multiple vulnerabilities in the authentication mechanisms of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and e
Jan 6, 20209.889NOYES
CVE-2019-1935CRITICAL
A vulnerability in Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) Supervisor, Cisco UCS Director, and Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data could allow an unauthenticated, remote a
Aug 21, 20199.888NOYES
View all 1,744 CVEs →

CVE Severity & Scoring

This CWEGlobal (All CVEs)
0.0-0.9
1.0-1.9
2.0-2.9
3.0-3.9
10%
4.0-4.9
19%
5.0-5.9
16%
6.0-6.9
22%
26%
7.0-7.9
13%
11%
8.0-8.9
48%
14%
9.0-10.0
unknown
CVSS Score Range

Exploit Exposure

Exploit activity across CVEs assigned to this CWE, including CVEs that carry other CWE assignments.

CISA KEV
12 CVEs
0.7% of CVEs· 88th percentile
Metasploit
27 CVEs
1.5% of CVEs· 91st percentile
Nuclei
32 CVEs
1.8% of CVEs· 89th percentile
ExploitDB
40 CVEs
2.3% of CVEs· 89th percentile

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Media Mentions

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Top Affected Vendors

Top Affected Products