Vulnerability · CVE-2026-2491
Socomec DIRIS A-40 HTTP API Authentication Bypass Vulnerability.
Published Mar 16, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Socomec DIRIS A-40 HTTP
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-2491. EPSS is 0.49%. Act only if a listed version of Socomec DIRIS A-40 HTTP is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Socomec DIRIS A-40 HTTP).
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium6.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.49%
- Remediation
- Not established
- Affected products
- See sources for product scope
Socomec DIRIS A-40 HTTP API Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Socomec DIRIS A-40 power monitoring devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the web API implementation, which listens on TCP port 80 by default. The issue results from the lack of authentication prior to allowing access to functionality. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-23993.
No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.
How to fix CVE-2026-2491
Recommended remediation
No required-action text, fix commit, or clear fixed-version range is stored yet.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-2491. EPSS is 0.49%. Act only if a listed version of Socomec DIRIS A-40 HTTP is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function. EPSS 0.49%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Mar 16, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
Socomec DIRIS A-40 HTTP API Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Socomec DIRIS A-40 power monitoring devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the web API implementation, which listens on TCP port 80 by default. The issue results fr
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Socomec DIRIS A-40 HTTP API Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Socomec DIRIS A-40 power monitoring devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the web API implementation, which listens on TCP port 80 by default. The issue results fr
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-2491
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-2491
30-day exploitation probability 0.5%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-2491
Socomec DIRIS A-40 HTTP API Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Socomec DIRIS A-40 power monitoring devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.