# CVE-2026-8242: Industrial Application Software IAS Canias ERP Login RMI doAction response discrepancy

> Remote attackers can exploit response discrepancies in the login interface to potentially disclose sensitive information, requiring high complexity.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 May 2026
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g4cr-7m3r-2vrr

## What is CVE-2026-8242?

CVE-2026-8242 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Industrial Application Software IAS Canias ERP, published on 10 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in Industrial Application Software IAS Canias ERP 8.03. The impacted element is the function doAction of the component Login RMI Interface. Performing a manipulation results in observable response discrepancy. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. A high degree of complexity is needed for the attack. The exploitability is regarded as difficult. 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-204 (Observable Response Discrepancy), CWE-203 (Observable Discrepancy)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-8242?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-8242?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-8242 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-8242 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-8242 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-8242 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-8242 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Industrial Application Software IAS Canias ERP, published on 10 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-8242 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Industrial Application Software IAS Canias ERP. 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-2026-8242/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-8242/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8242
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8242
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-8242

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-8242/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.