CVE-2026-8980 (GCVE-0-2026-8980)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-28 13:12 – Updated: 2026-05-28 14:22
VLAI
Title
Privilege Escalation
Summary
The Mennekes Amtron series (firmware versions ≤ 5.22.3) is vulnerable to privilege escalation. An authenticated low-privileged user can change the passwords of the admin (operator) and manufacturer accounts via crafted POST requests.
Severity
9.3 (Critical)
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
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Mennekes Amtron Affected: 0 , ≤ 5.22.3 (custom)
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Credits
S. Eisenreich-Dietz (CyberDanube)
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