Vulnerability · CVE-2026-8072
Insecure generation of credentials in the local SAT (Technical Support) access functionality of the Ingecon Sun EMS Board.
Published May 12, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Insecure generation of credentials
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-8072. EPSS is 0.23%. Act only if a listed version of Insecure generation of credentials is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Insecure generation of credentials).
- 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
- Critical9.2
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.23%
- Remediation
- Not established
- Affected products
- See sources for product scope
Insecure generation of credentials in the local SAT (Technical Support) access functionality of the Ingecon Sun EMS Board. The vulnerability arose because the secret access credentials were not based on a secure cryptographic scheme, but rather on a weak hashing algorithm, which could allow an attacker to carry out a privilege escalation.
No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.
How to fix CVE-2026-8072
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-2026-8072. EPSS is 0.23%. Act only if a listed version of Insecure generation of credentials 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-327: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. EPSS 0.23%. 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.
May 12, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
Insecure generation of credentials in the local SAT (Technical Support) access functionality of the Ingecon Sun EMS Board. The vulnerability arose because the secret access credentials were not based on a secure cryptographic scheme, but rather on a weak hashing algorithm, which could allow an attacker to carry out a privilege escalation.
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Insecure generation of credentials in the local SAT (Technical Support) access functionality of the Ingecon Sun EMS Board. The vulnerability arose because the secret access credentials were not based on a secure cryptographic scheme, but rather on a weak hashing algorithm, which could allow an attacker to carry out a privilege escalation.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-8072
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-8072
30-day exploitation probability 0.2%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-8072
Insecure generation of credentials in the local SAT (Technical Support) access functionality of the Ingecon Sun EMS Board. The vulnerability arose because the secret access credentials were not based on a secure cryptographic scheme, but rather on a weak hashing algorithm, which
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.