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GHSA-6GF2-C64F-3G3H

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-24 15:33 – Updated: 2026-07-24 15:33

Details

Improper Authentication (CWE-287) in the PAM configuration in Loytec LIP-ME201C, L-INX, L-GATE, L-ROC, L-IOB, L-DALI, L-VIS and L-PAD through 8.4.16 on LINX-A64 allows a local attacker to authenticate as a uid=0 account without a password and obtain a root shell via an /etc/passwd entry with an empty password field.

Severity

8.4 (High)


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

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CVE-2026-12504 (GCVE-0-2026-12504)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-24 13:58 – Updated: 2026-07-24 14:57

Title

Loytec LINX firmware: Improper Authentication in PAM configuration

Summary

Severity

8.4 (High)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-07-24 14:57 UTC

CWE

CWE-287 - Improper authentication
CWE-521 - Weak password requirements

Assigner

NCSC.ch mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://www.loytec.com/support/product-security/a…	vendor-advisory

Impacted products

8 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Loytec	LIP-ME20xC	Affected: 0 , ≤ 8.4.16 (custom)
Loytec	L-INX	Affected: 0 , ≤ 8.4.16 (custom)
Loytec	L-GATE	Affected: 0 , ≤ 8.4.16 (custom)
Loytec	L-ROC	Affected: 0 , ≤ 8.4.16 (custom)
Loytec	L-IOB	Affected: 0 , ≤ 8.4.16 (custom)
Loytec	L-DALI	Affected: 0 , ≤ 8.4.16 (custom)
Loytec	L-VIS	Affected: 0 , ≤ 8.4.16 (custom)
Loytec	L-PAD	Affected: 0 , ≤ 8.4.16 (custom)

Credits

Daniel Hulliger, armasuisse CYD Campus Damian Pfammatter, armasuisse CYD Campus

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