Vulnerability · CVE-2026-40436
The ZTE ZXEDM iEMS product has a password reset vulnerability for any user.Because the management of the cloud EMS portal does not properly control access to the user…
Published Apr 13, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · zxesm iems
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-40436. EPSS is 0.35%. Act only if a listed version of zxesm iems is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High7.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.35%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe zte/zxesm iems
The ZTE ZXEDM iEMS product has a password reset vulnerability for any user.Because the management of the cloud EMS portal does not properly control access to the user list acquisition function, attackers can read all user list information through the user list interface. Attackers can reset the passwords of obtained user information, causing risks such as unauthorized operations.
Are you affected?
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- cpe zte/zxesm iems16.25.42.04
How to fix CVE-2026-40436
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
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-2026-40436. EPSS is 0.35%. Act only if a listed version of zxesm iems is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with zte/zxesm iems 16.25.42.04. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.35%. 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.
Apr 13, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
The ZTE ZXEDM iEMS product has a password reset vulnerability for any user.Because the management of the cloud EMS portal does not properly control access to the user list acquisition function, attackers can read all user list information through the user list interface. Attackers can reset the passwords of obtained user information, causing risks such as unauthorized operations.
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
The ZTE ZXEDM iEMS product has a password reset vulnerability for any user.Because the management of the cloud EMS portal does not properly control access to the user list acquisition function, attackers can read all user list information through the user list interface. Attackers can reset the passwords of obtained user information, causing risks such as unauthorized operations.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-40436
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-40436
30-day exploitation probability 0.4%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-40436
The ZTE ZXEDM iEMS product has a password reset vulnerability for any user.Because the management of the cloud EMS portal does not properly control access to the user list acquisition function, attackers can read all user list information through the user list interface. Attacker
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.