CVE-2026-28745
Red Lion Controls N-Tron 700 Series Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format
02 Description
Red Lion Controls N-Tron 700 Series Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.21% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 12.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.3 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVD analysis status
- Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-11.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-10-09 14:36Z19 DAYS AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-11 17:05Z17 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-04-08
- Assigning CNA
- icscert
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Critical (CVSS 9.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-257Storing Passwords in a Recoverable FormatBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 19f6af33ac8458722e10f90fa2e928a856dd8d40e73879dc9325d19fa29ccaa8
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.hms-networks.comhttps://www.hms-networks.com/
- www.hms-networks.comhttps://www.hms-networks.com/cybersecurity
- www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-281-01
- github.comhttps://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsa-26-281-01.json
07 Remediation
Red Lion controls recommends the following upgrades for the N-Tron 700 Series: * Upgrade to firmware version 3.11.1 or greater * Configure or disable the SNMP communities * Disable access to the web GUI The upgrade procedure document can be viewed here https://www.hms-networks.com/ . The advisory issued by HMS Networks regarding these vulnerabilities can be viewed here https://www.hms-networks.com/cybersecurity .