High 8.4Published Jul 24, 2026

CVE-2026-12504Loytec LINX firmware: Improper Authentication in PAM configuration

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 1:50 AM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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: 8.4 HIGH (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-287, CWE-521
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: NCSC.ch
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Jul 24, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Loytec LIP-ME20xC loytec:lip_me20xc (from the name)	through 8.4.16	CNA record
Loytec L-INX loytec:l_inx (from the name)	through 8.4.16	CNA record
Loytec L-GATE loytec:l_gate (from the name)	through 8.4.16	CNA record
Loytec L-ROC loytec:l_roc (from the name)	through 8.4.16	CNA record
Loytec L-IOB loytec:l_iob (from the name)	through 8.4.16	CNA record
Loytec L-DALI loytec:l_dali (from the name)	through 8.4.16	CNA record
Loytec L-VIS loytec:l_vis (from the name)	through 8.4.16	CNA record
Loytec L-PAD loytec:l_pad (from the name)	through 8.4.16	CNA record

References

References

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

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