# CVE-2026-24443: EventSentry < 6.0.1.20 Web Reports Unverified Password Change

> Attackers with temporary session access can change passwords without verification, leading to persistent account takeover and potential privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** High 8.6 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Feb 2026
- **Updated:** 14 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8c83-cvgq-pp7w

## What is CVE-2026-24443?

CVE-2026-24443 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in NETIKUS.NET ltd EventSentry, published on 24 Feb 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

EventSentry versions prior to 6.0.1.20 contain an unverified password change vulnerability in the account management functionality of the Web Reports interface. The password change mechanism does not require validation of the current password before allowing a new password to be set. An attacker who gains temporary access to an authenticated user session can change the account password without knowledge of the original credentials. This enables persistent account takeover and, if administrative accounts are affected, may result in privilege escalation.

Weakness: CWE-620 (Unverified Password Change)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-24443?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netikus Eventsentry.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-24443?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-24443 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-24443 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-24443 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in NETIKUS.NET ltd EventSentry

- [CVE-2016-5077](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5077/): Cross-site scripting in Netikus EventSentry before 3.2.1.44 (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-24443 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-24443 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in NETIKUS.NET ltd EventSentry, published on 24 Feb 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-24443 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: NETIKUS.NET ltd EventSentry. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24443/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24443/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-24443
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24443
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-24443

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24443/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.