CVE-2026-8980

Received
Published: 28 May 2026, 13:12
Last modified:28 May 2026, 13:12

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9.3 CRITICAL
v4.0 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

28 May 2026, 13:12
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v4.0•CRITICAL•Score: 9.3CVSS: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
  • v4.0•CRITICAL•Score: 9.3CVSS: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/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-269•Improper Privilege Management

    The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Systems

  • mennekes•amtron

    ≤ 5.22.3

References (1)