CVE-2026-56428
Non-revocable SSH public key in firmware allows root access if private key is held.
Is CVE-2026-56428 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-56428 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 0.28% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-56428?
CVE-2026-56428 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.1. 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-2026-56428?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-56428, 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-2026-56428 affect?
CVE-2026-56428 affects BSH ELP (Electronic Platform) modules, Affected appliance firmware with default authorized_keys. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-56428?
Isolate affected devices, remove/replace keys, limit network access, apply vendor firmware patch when released.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authentication bypass: attacker with the private key gains root on the appliance, enabling arbitrary command execution, persistence, and lateral movement.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 65.0.0 and < 65.2.12
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.