Vulnerability · Published May 28, 2026 · Assigned by CyberDanube
CVE-2026-8979Authentication Bypass
Critical 9.3
In plain English
A critical-severity improper authentication in Amtron from Mennekes. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)9.3Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 43.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-287 · 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