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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityDeferred

CVE-2026-8979

The Mennekes Amtron series (firmware versions ≤ 5.22.3) is vulnerable to an authentication bypass.

CRITICAL 9.3EPSS 0.61%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.61%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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.

CVSS 4.0
9.3 CRITICALCVSS: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/M
EPSS
0.61% probability · 47th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-287
Source
office@cyberdanube.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.