CVE-2026-97355Apache OFBiz hard-coded password
CVE-2026-97355 is a hard-coded password in Apache OFBiz, rated medium (6.5 on CVSS 3.1).
Why this priority: Medium severity, with no exploitation signal.
Published · Updated · NVD status: Analyzed
What it is
A password is built into the product and is the same on every install.
How it is reached
An attacker can exploit it over the network, with an ordinary user account, and nobody has to click anything.
What an attacker gains
A successful attack can read the data it protects. In practice, this kind of flaw lets an attacker sign in with credentials the vendor shipped or stored unprotected.
Is it being exploited?
There is no public report of exploitation yet. EPSS estimates a 0.15% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 4% of scored CVEs.
What to do
- Upgrade Apache OFBiz to 24.09.08 or later.
- Until it is patched, review who holds accounts that can reach it.
Description from NVD
Use of Hard-coded Password vulnerability in the AdminServer component in Apache OFBiz 24.09.07 on all platforms allows an attacker able to reach the AdminServer control port to query the server's running state and trigger an unauthenticated shutdown of the instance via the fixed default control key shipped in start.properties. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 24.09.08, which fixes this issue.
What this means for your architecture.
A CVE names a product. Whether it matters depends on where that product sits in your systems: what reaches it, which trust boundary it guards and what it can reach once compromised. Veriom maps your components, their relationships and your trust boundaries from your code, cloud and delivery evidence, so you can see where a component like this sits. The radar itself does not look at your systems.
Components it touches
- Credentials kept in code, configuration, images or firmware. The flaw sits between a stored secret and anyone who can read where it is kept.
Trust boundaries in play
- Authenticated network access. An account is needed, so exposure follows who can sign in: customers, partners or staff.
- Between a stored secret and anyone who can read where it is kept. An attacker who crosses it can sign in with credentials the vendor shipped or stored unprotected.
Questions to answer about your own systems
- Where does Apache OFBiz run in your systems, and at which version?
- Which of those instances can be reached from the internet or partner networks?
- What can it reach once compromised: which data stores, secrets and services?
Sources
- CVE records and CVSS scores from the NVD CVE API. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Exploitation status from CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
- Exploit likelihood from FIRST’s Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), refreshed daily.
- Explanations are written by Veriom from fixed templates over each record’s data, not by a person reviewing each CVE. Descriptions are quoted from the records as published.