Axxon One: Use of Default Password
CVE-2026-121022 is a high-severity use of default password vulnerability in Axxon One from AxxonSoft, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.1 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an unauthenticated attacker, without any action from a user. The record lists version 3.0.0 as the first without the flaw, so updating Axxon One to that release or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.
High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.
What to do
- Update Axxon One to 3.0.0 or a later version.
- Read the advisory on axxonsoft.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.
- Until you can update, restrict network access to the affected service so it is not reachable from untrusted networks.
Affected products and versions
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
- Attack complexity
- HighSuccess depends on conditions outside the attacker's control.
- Privileges required
- NoneNo account or login is needed.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- HighData or code can be modified at will.
- Availability
- HighThe component can be taken down completely.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CNA.
| Scoring system | Score | Severity | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | 9.2 | Critical | CNA |
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.1 | High | CNA |
Official description
Use of Default Password (CWE-1393) in the web client in AxxonSoft Axxon One before 3.0.0 on Windows and Linux allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to log in as the built-in administrator with the default credentials on a newly installed system, because the web client did not enforce the mandatory change of the default password on first login.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Use of Default Password
The product uses default passwords for potentially critical functionality.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- Prohibit use of default, hard-coded, or other values that do not vary for each installation of the product - especially for separate organizations.
- Ensure that product documentation clearly emphasizes the presence of default passwords and provides steps for the administrator to change them.
- Force the administrator to change the credential upon installation.
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
References
Advisories
Other vulnerabilities in Axxon One
- 7.5 High severity
- 7.1 High severity
- 8.1 High severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
Recent Use of Default Password vulnerabilities
- 7.7 High severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
- 7.3 High severity
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