CVE-2026-8673CWE-523

Password re-initialization mechanism sends passwords in plain text

Medium · published May 22, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.9
EPSS
0%
Percentile
25.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Unprotected transport of credentials vulnerability in syslink software AG Avantra on Linux, Windows allows Sniffing Attacks.

This issue affects Avantra: before 25.3.0.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.9 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00334 · 25.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-523 · Unprotected Transport of Credentials
Published
2026-05-22T13:18Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 MAY 13:18Z
    Password re-initialization mechanism sends passwords in plain text
    cvelistv5