CVE-2026-8173General

LOWCVSS 5.3 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

The web GUI of affected Murrelektronik Xelity switches logs MAC addresses from the devices MAC address table when an authenticated administrator uses the 'Copy learned MAC Addresses' function. Due to improper generation of error messages, an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the web interface can retrieve the logged MAC addresses via browser developer tools.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-209

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-08-24: 1Technical Details · 2026-08-24: 108-24
Signal classification1 categories
General
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Referenced assets1 URL
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Full discourse1 post
  • CVE@CVEnew
    General

    CVE-2026-8173 The web GUI of affected Murrelektronik Xelity switches logs MAC addresses from the devices MAC address table when an authenticated administrator uses the 'Copy learned … https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8173

    Post summary

    This brief note reveals that CVE‑2026‑8173 causes the switch web GUI to log MAC addresses during an authenticated admin action, but offers no details on exploitation, patching, or PoC.

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