CVE-2026-76940 (GCVE-0-2026-76940)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-08-27 21:28
Modified
2026-08-28 14:13
CWE
Summary
The affected Ebyte device does not restrict repeated authentication attempts through rate limiting or account lockout mechanisms. This could allow an attacker to perform automated authentication attacks against deployments that rely on password based authentication.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Ebyte Ebyte NE2-D11 Firmware Version: FW-9167-0-11
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