CWE-1242 Inclusion of Undocumented Features or Chicken Bits

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The device includes chicken bits or undocumented features that can create entry points for unauthorized actors.

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parent weaknesses

Broader classes this is a kind of.

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vulnerabilities (18)

Known CVEs related to this entry.

IDseverity exploitable
CVE-2025-12176UScritical9.8—
Undocumented administrative accounts were getting created to facilitate access for applications running on board.This issue affects BLU-IC2: through 1.19.5; BLU-IC4: through 1.19.5…
CVE-2025-48418UShigh7.2—
A hidden functionality vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiAnalyzer 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiAnalyzer 7.2.0 through 7.2.10, FortiAnalyzer 7.0.0 throu…
CVE-2022-38372USmedium6.7—
A hidden functionality vulnerability [CWE-1242] in FortiTester CLI 2.3.0 through 3.9.1, 4.0.0 through 4.2.0, 7.0.0 through 7.1.0 may allow a local, privileged user to obtain a root…
CVE-2025-52548USmedium4.9—
E3 Site Supervisor Control (firmware version < 2.31F01) contains a hidden API call in the application services that enables SSH and Shellinabox, which exist but are disabled by def…
CVE-2026-82928US——
mH-DEVELOPER smart home module contains a hardcoded SSH public key in /root/.ssh/authorized_keys, serving as a potential backdoor. The SSH daemon allows root login via key authenti…
CVE-2023-3634US——
In products of the MSE6 product-family by Festo a remote authenticated, low privileged attacker could use functions of undocumented test mode which could lead to a complete loss of…
CVE-2025-41756US——
A low-privileged remote attacker can exploit the ubr-editfile method in wwwubr.cgi, an undocumented and unused API endpoint to write arbitrary files on the system.
CVE-2025-41754US——
A low-privileged remote attacker can exploit the ubr-editfile method in wwwubr.cgi, an undocumented and unused API endpoint to read arbitrary files on the system.
CVE-2026-24714US——
Some end of service NETGEAR products provide "TelnetEnable" functionality, which allows a magic packet to activate telnet service on the box.
CVE-2021-47796US—OT elevated—
Denver SHC-150 Smart Wifi Camera contains a hardcoded telnet credential vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to access a Linux shell. Attackers can connect to port 2…
CVE-2021-4469US—OT elevated—
Denver SHO-110 IP cameras expose a secondary HTTP service on TCP port 8001 that provides access to a '/snapshot' endpoint without authentication. While the primary web interface on…
CVE-2017-20204US——
DBLTek GoIP devices (models GoIP 1, 4, 8, 16, and 32) contain an undocumented vendor backdoor in the Telnet administrative interface that allows remote authentication as an undocum…
CVE-2025-55050US——
CWE-1242: Inclusion of Undocumented Features
CVE-2025-22450US——
Inclusion of undocumented features issue exists in UD-LT2 firmware Ver.1.00.008_SE and earlier. A remote attacker may disable the LAN-side firewall function of the affected product…
CVE-2024-54457US——
Inclusion of undocumented features or chicken bits issue exists in AE1021 firmware versions 2.0.10 and earlier and AE1021PE firmware versions 2.0.10 and earlier, which may allow a…
CVE-2024-52564US——
Inclusion of undocumented features or chicken bits issue exists in UD-LT1 firmware Ver.2.1.8 and earlier and UD-LT1/EX firmware Ver.2.1.8 and earlier. A remote attacker may disable…
CVE-2024-7011US——
Sharp NEC Projectors (NP-CB4500UL, NP-CB4500WL, NP-CB4700UL, NP-P525UL, NP-P525UL+, NP-P525ULG, NP-P525ULJL, NP-P525WL, NP-P525WL+, NP-P525WLG, NP-P525WLJL, NP-CG6500UL, NP-CG6500W…
CVE-2024-2103US——
Inclusion of undocumented features vulnerability accessible when logged on with a privileged access level on the following Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories relays could allow t…
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CAPEC attack patterns that exploit this.

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