CVE-2026-8980CWE-269

Privilege Escalation

Critical · published May 28, 2026

CVSS v4.0
9.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
33.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The Mennekes Amtron series (firmware versions ≤ 5.22.3) is vulnerable to privilege escalation. An authenticated low-privileged user can change the passwords of the admin (operator) and manufacturer accounts via crafted POST requests.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
9.3 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS: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
EPSS
0.00406 · 33.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Published
2026-05-28T13:12Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 MAY 13:12Z
    Privilege Escalation
    cvelistv5