01 Record
CVE-2026-8673
Password re-initialization mechanism sends passwords in plain text
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: NCSC.ch
CNA base score5.9 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
02 Description
Password re-initialization mechanism sends passwords in plain text
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
- 0.19% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 8.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-23.
- 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
- 2026-05-22 13:18Z5 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-05-22 15:04Z5 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-05-15
- Assigning CNA
- NCSC.ch
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.9)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-523Unprotected Transport of CredentialsBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- a050c34cbcfb9ebc0c6e9a85f7478338e79495a7da3b1f5b2a444b977ce5a81d
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- support.avantra.comhttps://support.avantra.com/hc/en-us/articles/5535621927071