CVE-2026-8673 Password re-initialization mechanism sends passwords in plain text
Medium 5.9
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-8673 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-8673 is a medium-severity vulnerability in syslink software AG Avantra, published on 22 May 2026.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-8673 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: syslink software AG Avantra. 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-2026-8673/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-8673/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-8673?
CVE-2026-8673 is a medium-severity vulnerability in syslink software AG Avantra, published on 22 May 2026.
Official description
Unprotected transport of credentials vulnerability in syslink software AG Avantra on Linux, Windows allows Sniffing Attacks.
This issue affects Avantra: before 25.3.0.
Weakness: CWE-523
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-8673?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Avantra Avantra.
How do I fix CVE-2026-8673?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-8673 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-8673 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-8673 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in syslink software AG Avantra
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v88w-jgrg-7946.