CVE-2026-8673 PUBLISHED

Password re-initialization mechanism sends passwords in plain text

Assigner: NCSC.ch
Reserved: 15.05.2026 Published: 22.05.2026 Updated: 22.05.2026

Unprotected transport of credentials vulnerability in syslink software AG Avantra on Linux, Windows allows Sniffing Attacks.

This issue affects Avantra: before 25.3.0.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS Score: 5.9

Product Status

Vendor syslink software AG
Product Avantra
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 25.3.0 (excl.)

Credits

  • Vicxer Inc. finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-523 Unprotected transport of credentials CWE

Impacts

  • CAPEC-157 Sniffing Attacks