# CVE-2026-7696: Acrel Electrical EEMS Enterprise Power Operation and Maintenance Cloud Platform uploadH5Files unrestricted upload

> Remote attackers can upload arbitrary files via the uploadH5Files endpoint, potentially leading to code execution on the Acrel EEMS platform.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **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:** 3 May 2026
- **Updated:** 4 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jfrq-h453-h8r8

## What is CVE-2026-7696?

CVE-2026-7696 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acrel Electrical EEMS Enterprise Power Operation and Maintenance Cloud Platform, published on 3 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in Acrel Electrical EEMS Enterprise Power Operation and Maintenance Cloud Platform 1.3.0. This impacts an unknown function of the file /SubstationWEBV2/main/uploadH5Files. The manipulation of the argument File results in unrestricted upload. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type), CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-7696?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-7696?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-7696 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-7696 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-7696 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-7696 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-7696 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acrel Electrical EEMS Enterprise Power Operation and Maintenance Cloud Platform, published on 3 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-7696 exists.

Affected product: Acrel Electrical EEMS Enterprise Power Operation and Maintenance Cloud Platform. 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-2026-7696/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-7696/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-7696
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7696
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-7696

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-7696/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.