CVE-2026-24444
Unauthenticated root access via hardcoded password in SDMC NE6037 recovery endpoints.
Is CVE-2026-24444 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-24444 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.53% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-24444?
CVE-2026-24444 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.3. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-24444?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-24444, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2026-24444 affect?
CVE-2026-24444 affects SDMC NE6037 cable modem routers (firmware 7.1.6.0.25, 7.1.6.1.9_B9). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-24444?
Patch when available; disable vulnerable recovery endpoints.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated root via recovery endpoints; attacker can enable SSH/Telnet and take full control.
Immediate action required
- affected7.1.6.0.25
- affected7.1.6.1.9_B9
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.