CVE-2026-12504

Improper Authentication (CWE-287) in the PAM configuration in Loytec LIP-ME201C, L-INX, L-GATE, L-ROC, L-IOB, L-DALI, L-VIS and L-PAD through 8.4.16 on LINX-A64 allows a local attacker to authenticate as a uid=0 account without a password and obtain a root shell via an `/etc/passwd` entry with an empty password field.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://www.loytec.com/support/product-security/advisories/8521-dibt-cve-20260526-0003-pam-passwordless-uid-0-authentication-high

Configurations

No configuration.

History

24 Jul 2026, 15:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-07-24 15:17

Updated : 2026-07-27 20:32

NVD link : CVE-2026-12504

Mitre link : CVE-2026-12504

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-12504

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

CWE-521

Weak Password Requirements

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