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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.8

CVE-2022-50696 json

SOUND4 IMPACT/FIRST/PULSE/Eco <=2.x Hardcoded Credentials Authentication Bypass

published 2025-12-30 10 mo ago modified 2026-10-01 38 d ago also EUVD-2022-55940

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 48%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

SOUND4 IMPACT/FIRST/PULSE/Eco versions 2.x and below contain hardcoded credentials embedded in server binaries that cannot be modified through normal device operations. Attackers can leverage these static credentials to gain unauthorized access to the device across Linux and Windows distributions without requiring user interaction.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
8 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • packetstormsecurity.com https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170256/SOUND4-IMPACT-FIRST-PULSE-Eco-2.x-Hardcoded-Credentials.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • zeroscience.mk https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2022-5729.php referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 9.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CNA 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 4.0 9.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected products

  • SOUND4 Ltd. Impact/Pulse/First
  • SOUND4 Ltd. Impact/Pulse Eco
  • SOUND4 Ltd. BigVoice4
  • SOUND4 Ltd. BigVoice2
  • SOUND4 Ltd. Stream
  • Kantar Media WM2

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.