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motionEye: Admin password hash exposed via world-readable config file

motionEye v0.43.1 and prior create /etc/motioneye/motion.conf with 644 permissions, exposing the admin password hash to local users. Fixed in v0.44.0b1 by apply

23 Jun 2026Read 1 minSeverity: schedule it

What changed

motionEye v0.43.1 and prior create /etc/motioneye/motion.conf with 644 permissions, exposing the admin password hash to local users. Fixed in v0.44.0b1 by applying 0600 mode.

Who it affects

All motionEye installations with versions <= 0.43.1b4, where local unprivileged users exist.

What to do today

Upgrade to motionEye 0.44.0b1 or later, or manually set permissions to 600 on /etc/motioneye/motion.conf and camera-*.conf files.

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