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CVE-2026-8169

ExtremeXOS (EXOS) uses a challenge-response mechanism to authorize access to the privileged debug-mode function. The challenge value is generated using an insufficiently random source, which under certain conditions may allow an attacker to predict the expected response and activate debug-mode without authorization. Depending on device configuration and version, this may enable escalation to root-level access and persistent modification of the device software stack. Exploitation requires either
Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:60aa51464d066bdf5ce67a3f7da6ed0c8df4aa3a31b89a8748052b06926516e1
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0

Affected products and versions

1 source assertion
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  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:85b242a8776196aac659b601a6a7882fa2cbc32e72312a1c3f1563ae2df7b535 · sha256:d4cbf3c9bc566bf6… · /containers/cna/affected/0

Provider-owned CVSS observations

1 source assertion
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  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:85b242a8776196aac659b601a6a7882fa2cbc32e72312a1c3f1563ae2df7b535 · sha256:d4cbf3c9bc566bf6… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0

CWE assertions

1 source assertion
{"cweId":"CWE-338","description":"CWE-338: Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:85b242a8776196aac659b601a6a7882fa2cbc32e72312a1c3f1563ae2df7b535 · sha256:d4cbf3c9bc566bf6… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

Source references

1 source assertion
{"name":"Extreme Networks Product Security","tags":["vendor-advisory"],"url":"https://www.extremenetworks.com/support/policies/product-security"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:85b242a8776196aac659b601a6a7882fa2cbc32e72312a1c3f1563ae2df7b535 · sha256:d4cbf3c9bc566bf6… · /containers/cna/references/0

Attribution and limitations

  • CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

Provider severity values are preserved separately. Baitaphish does not convert them into a risk rating, infer affected products, or treat EPSS as observed exploitation.

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