What is GHSA-x43w-f99f-mhc7?

GHSA-x43w-f99f-mhc7 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Critical severity. The Mennekes Amtron series (firmware versions ≤ 5.22.3) is vulnerable to privilege escalation. An...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-x43w-f99f-mhc7 cover?

GHSA-x43w-f99f-mhc7 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-8980. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

GHSA-x43w-f99f-mhc7Critical

The Mennekes Amtron series (firmware versions ≤ 5.22.3) is vulnerable to privilege escalation. An...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

May 28, 2026

Last Modified

May 28, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-8980 →

📋 Description

The Mennekes Amtron series (firmware versions ≤ 5.22.3) is vulnerable to privilege escalation. An authenticated low-privileged user can change the passwords of the admin (operator) and manufacturer accounts via crafted POST requests.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8980
https://cyberdanube.com/security-research/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-mennekes-amtron-series
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x43w-f99f-mhc7