CVE-2026-8980 Privilege Escalation
An authenticated low-privileged user can escalate privileges by changing admin and manufacturer account passwords via crafted POST requests.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-8980?
CVE-2026-8980 is a critical vulnerability in Mennekes Amtron, published on 28 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Mennekes Amtron series (firmware versions ≤ 5.22.3) is vulnerable to privilege escalation. An authenticated low-privileged user can change the passwords of the admin (operator) and manufacturer accounts via crafted POST requests.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-8980?
How do I fix CVE-2026-8980?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-8980 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-8980 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-8980 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x43w-f99f-mhc7.