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Vulnerability Details :

CVE-2026-8673

Assigner Org ID-455daabc-a392-441d-aa46-37d35189897c

Published At-22 May, 2026 | 13:18

Updated At-22 May, 2026 | 15:04

Password re-initialization mechanism sends passwords in plain text

Unprotected transport of credentials vulnerability in syslink software AG Avantra on Linux, Windows allows Sniffing Attacks. This issue affects Avantra: before 25.3.0.

▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)

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Assigner:NCSC.ch

Assigner Org ID:455daabc-a392-441d-aa46-37d35189897c

Published At:22 May, 2026 | 13:18

Updated At:22 May, 2026 | 15:04

▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

Password re-initialization mechanism sends passwords in plain text

Unprotected transport of credentials vulnerability in syslink software AG Avantra on Linux, Windows allows Sniffing Attacks. This issue affects Avantra: before 25.3.0.

Affected Products

Vendor

syslink software AG

Product

Avantra

Platforms

Linux
Windows

Default Status

unaffected

Versions

Affected

From 0 before 25.3.0 (semver)

Problem Types

Type	CWE ID	Description
CWE	CWE-523	CWE-523 Unprotected transport of credentials

Type: CWE

CWE ID: CWE-523

Description: CWE-523 Unprotected transport of credentials

Metrics

Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
3.1	5.9	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Version: 3.1

Base score: 5.9

Base severity: MEDIUM

Vector:

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

Impacts

CAPEC ID	Description
CAPEC-157	CAPEC-157 Sniffing Attacks

CAPEC ID: CAPEC-157

Description: CAPEC-157 Sniffing Attacks

Credits

finder

Vicxer Inc.

References

Hyperlink	Resource
https://support.avantra.com/hc/en-us/articles/5535621927071	vendor-advisory

Hyperlink: https://support.avantra.com/hc/en-us/articles/5535621927071

Resource:

vendor-advisory

▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

CVE-2026-8673

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Password re-initialization mechanism sends passwords in plain text

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