# CVE-2026-126802: NextScan 1.1.0 through 1.2.0 Hardcoded Credentials in ns-admin Agent and External APIs

Affects NextScan 1.1.0 through 1.2.0, where the ns-admin agent and external APIs use hardcoded credentials. CVSS rates it High at 8.8. The source lists no fixed version.

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Unclear
- Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-11)
- Published: 2026-11-11 · Updated: 2026-11-11

CVE-2026-126802 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 8.8 (high) and affects NextScan; no fixed version is listed yet.

## Summary

NextScan, made by tongcheng-security-team, contains hardcoded HTTP Basic Auth credentials in its ns-admin agent and external API routers that let an attacker reach protected APIs remotely, without logging in. An attacker can use these APIs to obtain Redis passwords, etcd details and the server token, and to impersonate scan nodes.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Who should check

Teams running NextScan 1.1.0 to 1.2.0, including ns-admin agent and external API deployments

Source: https://vul.yulun.ac.cn/20261107/nextscan/ ("Affected versions: 1.1.0 to 1.2.0")

## Affected

- tongcheng-security-team NextScan: from 1.1.0, through 1.2.0

## Description

NextScan 1.1.0 through 1.2.0 contains hardcoded HTTP Basic Auth credentials in ns-admin's AuthAgent and AuthExternal routers that allow unauthenticated attackers to access protected APIs. Attackers can call /agent/config to obtain Redis passwords, etcd details and the server token, and impersonate scan nodes via registration, heartbeat and logging endpoints.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on tongcheng-security-team NextScan, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, run the stack.check operation (execute) on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Check your systems with an agent

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Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-126802 (NextScan 1.1.0 through 1.2.0 Hardcoded Credentials in ns-admin Agent and External APIs), using the cve.now data below.

Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only.

What cve.now has for CVE-2026-126802 (entry last updated 2026-11-11):
Affected:
- tongcheng-security-team NextScan: from 1.1.0, through 1.2.0
Fixed versions: none listed yet.
Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit):
- NextScan versions 1.1.0 to 1.2.0 (source: https://vul.yulun.ac.cn/20261107/nextscan/)
Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory.
Attacker needs: network access, no login, no user action.
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-126802 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-126802 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one.

How to check:
- Installed software: check what is actually running, not what a repo declares. Read the version from each host, container image and Kubernetes node (the binary's version output, the OS package database, image layers), and check whether the conditions above hold there. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm against the distribution's own advisory.

Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one:
- https://github.com/tongcheng-security-team/NextScan/issues/50
- https://hub.docker.com/r/lysec/ns-admin
- https://vul.yulun.ac.cn/20261107/nextscan/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nextscan-1.1.0-through-1.2.0-hardcoded-credentials-in-ns-admin-agent-and-external-apis
Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing.

Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action.

Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-126802
For follow-up questions, use the cve.now MCP server at https://mcp.cve.now/mcp (no authentication), for example execute with name cve.get and arguments {"id": "CVE-2026-126802"}.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-126802 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-126802

### What does this mean?

The ns-admin agent and external APIs accept credentials built into the software. Someone who sends these credentials can read the node configuration, including the Redis password, and impersonate scan nodes through registration, heartbeat and logging endpoints.

Source: https://vul.yulun.ac.cn/20261107/nextscan/

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-126802?

NextScan: from 1.1.0 through 1.2.0.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-126802

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

Affects NextScan versions 1.1.0 to 1.2.0. Compare the installed version against that range. The source names no other setting that changes exposure.

Source: https://vul.yulun.ac.cn/20261107/nextscan/

### How do I fix CVE-2026-126802?

The source names no fixed version, so no upgrade target is confirmed. Check the vendor's advisory for a patched release before choosing one.

Source: https://vul.yulun.ac.cn/20261107/nextscan/

### What if there's no patch?

The source names no workaround. Limiting who can reach the ns-admin agent and external API endpoints is the only general step, but the source does not confirm that it addresses this issue.

Source: https://vul.yulun.ac.cn/20261107/nextscan/

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## References

### CVE record

Establishes: The identifier and description.

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126802
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126802

### Other links

- https://github.com/tongcheng-security-team/NextScan/issues/50
- https://hub.docker.com/r/lysec/ns-admin
- https://vul.yulun.ac.cn/20261107/nextscan/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nextscan-1.1.0-through-1.2.0-hardcoded-credentials-in-ns-admin-agent-and-external-apis

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