Vulnerability · Published May 19, 2026 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2026-36829
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity path traversal in the affected software. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 70% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 30.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the embedded HTTP server of Panabit PAP-XM320 up to and including v7.7. The server validates session cookies using a filesystem existence check based on a user-controlled cookie value without proper sanitization, allowing directory traversal and bypass of authentication.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-287 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H