Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2026-43844

A vulnerability in the proprietary protocol could allow an attacker to bypass the authentication mechanism.

Published Oct 20, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 20, 2026 · Advantech

Last checked Nov 6, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-43844. EPSS is 0.49%. Act only if a listed version of Advantech is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • 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
Critical9.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.49%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
vendor Advantech

A vulnerability in the proprietary protocol could allow an attacker to bypass the authentication mechanism.

Are you affected?

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How to fix CVE-2026-43844

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-2026-43844. EPSS is 0.49%. Act only if a listed version of Advantech 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-287: Improper Authentication. 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

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 20, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A vulnerability in the proprietary protocol could allow an attacker to bypass the authentication mechanism.

  2. Oct 20, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    A vulnerability in the proprietary protocol could allow an attacker to bypass the authentication mechanism.

  3. Oct 20, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A vulnerability in the proprietary protocol could allow an attacker to bypass the authentication mechanism.

  4. Oct 20, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A vulnerability in the proprietary protocol could allow an attacker to bypass the authentication mechanism.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-43844

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-43844

    30-day exploitation probability 0.49%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-104845

    A vulnerability in the proprietary protocol could allow an attacker to bypass the authentication mechanism.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-43844

    A vulnerability in the proprietary protocol could allow an attacker to bypass the authentication mechanism.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 6, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 6, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 21, 2026
  • NIST NVDOct 21, 2026
  • EUVDOct 20, 2026