CVE-2026-6017

HIGHPre-NVD 7.17.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.1 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 95% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
7.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Firmware in KAON PG5298A and PG5298B routers allow an unauthenticated user to query a specific endpoint and acquire sensitive information such as a password to the administrative portal.   This vulnerability has been fixed in firmware version: 3.0.82 for PG5298A and 4.0.82 for PG5298B.

CVSS v3
7.1
EG Score
7.1(medium)
EG Risk
32(Track)
EG Risk 32/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity71% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 24, 2026

Last Modified

August 28, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 24, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Vulnerabilities in KAON PG5298A/PG5298B routers | CERT Polska

https://cert.pl/en/posts/2026/08/CVE-2025-63080/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-6017(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 27× in last 7d / 27× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-30 04:11 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-30 04:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-29 16:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-29 03:59 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-29 03:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-28 15:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-28 07:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-27 19:06 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-27 19:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-27 06:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-26 18:48 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-26 18:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-26 14:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-26 06:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-25 18:37 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-25 18:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-08-25 06:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-24 18:23 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-24 18:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-24 18:01 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-24 18:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-24 12:22 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-08-24 11:21 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-24 11:21 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-6017?
CVE-2026-6017 is a high vulnerability published on August 24, 2026. Firmware in KAON PG5298A and PG5298B routers allow an unauthenticated user to query a specific endpoint and acquire sensitive information such as a password to the administrative portal. This vulnerability has been fixed in firmware version: 3.0.82 for PG5298A and 4.0.82 for PG5298B.
When was CVE-2026-6017 disclosed?
CVE-2026-6017 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 24, 2026, with the most recent update on August 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-6017 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-6017 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 94.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-6017?
CVE-2026-6017 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-6017?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-6017, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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