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CVE-2026-8979General

LOWCVSS 9.3 · CRITICAL

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 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.

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0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-287

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • General: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-08-28: 108-28
Signal classification1 categories
General
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
Full discourse1 post
  • ET Labs@ET_Labs
    General

    16 new OPEN, 29 new PRO (16 + 13) Microsoft Exchange Server (CVE-2026-62911), Mennekes Amtron (CVE-2026-8979, CVE-2026-8980), Fake RMM Activity, TA569, Lumma Stealer, XWorm https://community.emergingthreats.net/t/ruleset-update-summary-2026-08-28-v11269/3433 https://t.co/5eVkaOWlCB

    Post summary

    The snippet enumerates several new CVEs and associated threats but contains no PoC, exploit, active exploitation claim, patch information, or technical details.

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