Description

Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in TMT Machine Industry and Trade Ltd. Co. Talassoft Industrial Management Software allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data. This issue affects Talassoft Industrial Management Software: from V.4 before V.16.

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  "score": "9.1",
  "pubDate": "2026-09-01T16:16:54.243Z",
  "pubdate": "2026-09-01T16:16:54.243Z",
  "executiveSummary": "Talassoft Industrial Management Software contains a critical security vulnerability involving the presence of hard-coded credentials within the application architecture.\nThis vulnerability is classified as a 'Use of Hard-coded Credentials' flaw, which permits unauthorized actors to retrieve sensitive data directly from the system.\nThe scope of impact encompasses all versions of Talassoft Industrial Management Software starting from V.4 and preceding V.16.\nThe risk implication is severe, as the inclusion of static, embedded authentication tokens or administrative credentials bypasses standard access control mechanisms.\nAn attacker possessing access to the application binary or configuration files can utilize these credentials to gain unauthorized access to protected data, potentially leading to unauthorized data exfiltration or escalation of privileges.\nExploitation does not require advanced technical maneuvers, as the credentials are baked into the software, making the system inherently insecure in its default state regardless of network configuration.",
  "technicalDetails": "The root cause of this vulnerability is the practice of embedding static authentication credentials directly into the Talassoft Industrial Management Software source code or compiled binary artifacts. By hard-coding these secrets, the developers have bypassed the requirement for secure credential storage, such as salted hashing or external secret management systems.\nThe vulnerability allows an attacker to retrieve sensitive data by leveraging the static credentials to authenticate as a privileged user. Because these credentials are not generated dynamically or unique to individual installations, the security of the entire deployment base is compromised upon the discovery of these credentials.\nThe attack flow typically follows a reconnaissance phase where an attacker extracts the application binary or accesses local configuration files. Using reverse engineering techniques or simple static analysis, the attacker identifies the embedded credentials within the application's authentication logic or configuration modules. Once extracted, the attacker injects these credentials into the application's login interface or API endpoints to gain authenticated sessions. This provides the attacker with the same level of access as a legitimate administrator or the specific user account associated with the embedded credentials.\nThe vulnerable component involves the authentication routines of the Talassoft software. Because these credentials reside within the application code itself, the vulnerability exists regardless of the user's operational security practices. The impact is significant: an attacker can achieve unauthorized data access, modify industrial management parameters, or potentially move laterally within the IT environment once initial access is granted via the hard-coded identity.\nAffected versions are clearly defined as V.4 through V.15, as V.16 addresses the underlying security lapse. The exploitation does not mandate specific network exposure if the attacker has physical or local file system access, though the credentials can also be used remotely if the software's management interface is exposed to the network, significantly lowering the barrier for entry for malicious actors targeting industrial control environments."
}