CVE-2022-42176
In PCTechSoft PCSecure V5.0.8.xw, use of Hard-coded Credentials in configuration files leads to...
In PCTechSoft PCSecure V5.0.8.xw, use of Hard-coded Credentials in configuration files leads to admin panel access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In PCTechSoft PCSecure V5.0.8.xw, use of Hard-coded Credentials in configuration files leads to admin panel access.
- Record
CVE-2022-42176- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
In PCTechSoft PCSecure V5.0.8.xw, use of Hard-coded Credentials in configuration files leads to admin panel access.
- Record
CVE-2022-42176- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-45253
In PCTechSoft PCSecure V5.0.8.xw, use of Hard-coded Credentials in configuration files leads to admin panel access.
- Record
EUVD-2022-45253- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-77qp-56f9-g5r3
In PCTechSoft PCSecure V5.0.8.xw, use of Hard-coded Credentials in configuration files leads to...
In PCTechSoft PCSecure V5.0.8.xw, use of Hard-coded Credentials in configuration files leads to admin panel access.
- Record
GHSA-77qp-56f9-g5r3- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | soy-oreocato/CVE-2022-42176 | 2022-11-02 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-42176 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Pctechsoft Pcsecure, published October 20, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.