Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Authentication mechanism validation
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 27, 2026
We are tasked with producing a comprehensive analysis of CVE-2026-12504 in JSON format. We have description, CVSS 4.0 vector, CWE, EPSS, CPEs, tags, SSVC, affected versions from EUVD, and references. No KEV status mentioned, so not in KEV. EPSS is low. The description says: Improper Authentication due to PAM configuration allows local attacker to authenticate as uid=0 without password and get root shell via /etc/passwd entry with empty password. So this is a local privilege escalation via a misconfigured PAM allowing passwordless root login if there is a root entry with empty password. The vulnerability is in Loytec LIP-ME201C, L-INX, L-GATE, L-ROC, L-IOB, L-DALI, L-VIS, L-PAD through 8.4.16 on LINX-A64. So it's a very specific product line, likely industrial or building automation devices. 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. So local attack, low complexity, requires high privileges (PR:H), no user interaction. That matches concept: to add an entry to /etc/passwd, you need high privileges, then you can get root. So the vulnerability is that if a root entry with empty password exists, you can log in as root without password. This is improper authentication in PAM config. SSVC: exploitation none, automatable no, technical impact total. So no active exploitation, not automatically exploitable, total impact if exploited. EPSS 0.13% (low). No POC mentioned. So low risk. No KEV.
We must synthesize data from multiple intel sources: we have NVD description, EPSS, CWE, CPEs, tags, SSVC, EUVD affected versions, references. We'll write fields as paragraphs. Use all data to add value. We'll cross-reference. We'll note that the vulnerability is in PAM configuration, likely a default configuration that permits empty password for root, conflicting with security expectations. Affected are many Loytec building automation products running on LINX-A64 architecture. The attacker must already have high privileges (probably root) to add such an en
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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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
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DescriptionCVE.org
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.
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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