CVE-2026-8980 CRITICAL

CVE-2026-8980: Privilege Escalation

Vendor Mennekes
Product Amtron
Weakness CWE-269
Published May 28, 2026
Last update May 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

9.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:P

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 28, 2026 CVE published
May 28, 2026 Record updated