VulnerabilityDeferred
CVE-2026-76940
This could allow an attacker to perform automated authentication attacks against deployments that rely on password based authentication.
HIGH 8.7EPSS 0.36%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The affected Ebyte device does not restrict repeated authentication attempts through rate limiting or account lockout mechanisms. This could allow an attacker to perform automated authentication attacks against deployments that rely on password based authentication.
- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 29th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-307
- Source
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.