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CVE-2026-8673
Password re-initialization mechanism sends passwords in plain text
Medium5.9EPSS 0.19%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- NCSC.ch
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCSC.chCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | Critical9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.19% · top 91% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.9.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected < 25.3.0
References (1)
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