CVE-2026-3893 (GCVE-0-2026-3893)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-28 17:34 – Updated: 2026-04-29 15:12
VLAI?
Title
Carlson Software VASCO-B GNSS Receiver Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Summary
The Carlson VASCO-B GNSS Receiver lacks an authentication mechanism, allowing an attacker with network access to directly access and modify its configuration and operational functions without needing credentials.
Severity ?
9.4 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
CWE
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References
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Vendor Product Version
Carlson Software VASCO-B GNSS Receiver Affected: 0 , < 1.4.0 (custom)
Unaffected: 1.4.0
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Credits
Souvik Kandar reported this vulnerability to CISA.
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