CVE-2026-8673 json
Password re-initialization mechanism sends passwords in plain text
published 5mo ago modified 3mo ago also EUVD-2026-31436
- cvss
- 5.9
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 8%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Unprotected transport of credentials vulnerability in syslink software AG Avantra on Linux, Windows allows Sniffing Attacks.
This issue affects Avantra: before 25.3.0.
Patch / fix
- syslink software AG Avantra 25.3.0
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 5mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
Affected products
- syslink software AG Avantra
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-523 Unprotected Transport of Credentials
References
-
support.avantra.com
/hc/en-us/articles/5535621927071
vendor-advisory, mitigation
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-8673
- NVD CVE-2026-8673
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