What is CVE-2026-85148?

CVE-2026-85148 is a critical-severity vulnerability, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-09-04.

How severe is CVE-2026-85148?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

CVE-2026-85148

CVE-2026-85148

SmartIT Desktop Manager developed by Lightstar has a Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability. Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit a fixed password to remotely access user hosts.

Published 2026-09-04 · last modified 2026-09-08.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (49.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 49.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.003

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-11177-13ca3-2.html (third-party-advisory)
www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-11176-a4cc2-1.html (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-85148?: CVE-2026-85148 is a critical-severity vulnerability, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-09-04.
How severe is CVE-2026-85148?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.