CVE-2026-36178 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Attackers can recover sensitive cryptographic material from the configuration partition after a factory reset, exposing user data.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-36178?

CVE-2026-36178 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The factory reset functionality in GNCC GP5 v7.1.76 fails to clear sensitive cryptographic material in the JFFS2 configuration partition, possibly allowing attackers to recover and obtain sensitive user data.

Weakness: CWE-212

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-36178?

How do I fix CVE-2026-36178?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-36178 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-36178 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-36178 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r43m-59f7-vgfp.

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