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.
Published: 2026-05-28
Score: 9.3 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 29 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mennekes
Mennekes amtron
Vendors & Products Mennekes
Mennekes amtron

Thu, 28 May 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 28 May 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Privilege Escalation
Weaknesses CWE-269
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, '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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CyberDanube

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-28T14:22:21.131Z

Reserved: 2026-05-19T13:11:29.613Z

Link: CVE-2026-8980

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-28T14:22:17.384Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-05-28T14:16:25.040

Modified: 2026-05-28T18:56:36.823

Link: CVE-2026-8980

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-29T15:48:30Z

Weaknesses