Watchfire Controller Software
View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a malicious user the ability to deliver malicious firmware that can update and gain full control of the controller. The following versions of Watchfire Controller Software are affected: BC550 12.30 (CVE-2026-5846) BC750 11.33 (CVE-2026-5846) BC750 12.35 (CVE-2026-5846) BC760 12.38 (CVE-2026-5846) BC760 13.00 (CVE-2026-5846) BC760DC 12.39 (CVE-2026-5846) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 5.7 Watchfire Watchfire Controller Software Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Commercial Facilities, Critical Manufacturing, Healthcare and Public Health, Financial Services Countries/Areas Deployed: United States, Dominican Republic, Canada, Peru, El Salvador Company Headquarters Location: United States Vulnerabilities Expand All + CVE-2026-5846 The affected product contains self-signed hard-coded RSA private keys and corresponding X.509 certificates used for authenticating and encrypting HTTPS/TLS connections to the controller's built-in web management interface. These keys are embedded in plaintext within the application patch binaries in the firmware directly from Watchfire's Remote Support filestore. View CVE Details Affected Products Watchfire Controller Software Vendor: Watchfire Product Version: Watchfire BC550: 12.30, Watchfire BC750: 11.33, Watchfire BC750: 12.35, Watchfire BC760: 12.38, Watchfire BC760: 13.00, Watchfire BC760DC: 12.39 Product Status: known_affected Remediations Mitigation Watchfire has applied the required security patch to all affected controllers under its management. Watchfire recommends users verify their controller software version and upgrade to one of the approved versions below, if they are not already on an approved patch level. Vendor fix Watchfire has issued patches to disable the use of the existing certificates. Users using BC550; 12.30 should upgrade to 12.31 SP1 Vendor fix Watchfire has issued patches to disable th
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A vulnerability allows delivery of malicious firmware to gain full control of the controller.
- Who is affected
- Users of Watchfire Controller Software with the specified versions.
- Urgency
- Remediation is critical due to the potential for malicious firmware delivery.
- Action
- Update Watchfire Controller Software to the latest version.
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Details
Original advisory: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-211-09
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-58460.16% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 6% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-5846 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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