CVE-2026-8332 — TimePictra root password hardcoded in installation files

Exploitation evidence

Not listed in the latest downloaded CISA KEV catalog. This does not establish an absence of exploitation.

KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗

Reported products and versions

Microchip / TimePictra

Default status: unaffected

affected: 0 to < 12.0 (semver)

Fixes and workarounds

Upgrade to TimePictra 12.0 platform or later

Sources and related reporting

CVE Program record ↗ · Download tracked evidence as JSON

Monitored source mentions

CVE Feed — CVE-2026-8332 - TimePictra root password hardcoded in installation files ↗

Shared CVE identifiers link source mentions; they do not establish that the reports describe the same incident.

Observed change timeline

History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.

12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

Stored EPSS snapshot at this observation.

{
  "date": "2026-11-12",
  "epss": 0.00282,
  "percentile": 0.20985
}

12 Nov 2026, 12:20 Jerusalem · CVE Program record changed

Stored CNA snapshot at this observation.

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