VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2026-8979
CVSS score9.3 CRITICAL
EPSS probability0.78%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-05-28
Last modified2026-10-26
CVSS vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:P
Description
The Mennekes Amtron series (firmware versions ≤ 5.22.3) is vulnerable to an authentication bypass. An unauthenticated remote attacker can change the password of the user account via a crafted POST request to the /operator/operator endpoint.
Weakness classification
- CWE-287: Improper Authentication