CVE-2026-8673

Unprotected transport of credentials vulnerability in syslink software AG Avantra on Linux, Windows allows Sniffing Attacks. This issue affects Avantra: before 25.3.0.

CVSS v3 5.9 MEDIUM

5.9^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.7 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.avantra.com/hc/en-us/articles/5535621927071	Mitigation Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:avantra:avantra:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-05-22 14:16

Updated : 2026-07-23 16:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-8673

Mitre link : CVE-2026-8673

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-8673

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Products Affected

avantra

avantra

microsoft

windows

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-523

Unprotected Transport of Credentials

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