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CVE-2026-8979
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.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"affected","product":"Amtron","vendor":"Mennekes","versions":[{"changes":[{"at":"5.33.11-21500","status":"unaffected"}],"lessThanOrEqual":"5.22.3","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"custom"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"Automatable":"NOT_DEFINED","Recovery":"NOT_DEFINED","Safety":"NOT_DEFINED","attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"NETWORK","baseScore":9.3,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","exploitMaturity":"PROOF_OF_CONCEPT","privilegesRequired":"NONE","providerUrgency":"NOT_DEFINED","subAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","subConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","subIntegrityImpact":"HIGH","userInteraction":"NONE","valueDensity":"NOT_DEFINED","vectorString":"CVSS: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","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","vulnConfidentia…
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CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-287","description":"CWE-287 Improper Authentication","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
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Source references
2 source assertions{"url":"https://cyberdanube.com/security-research/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-mennekes-amtron-series/"}
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{"tags":["exploit"],"url":"https://cyberdanube.com/security-research/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-mennekes-amtron-series/"}
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Attribution and limitations
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