CVE-2026-27516
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedBinardat 10G08-0800GSM network switch firmware version V300SP10260209 and prior expose user passwords in plaintext within the administrative interface and HTTP responses, allowing recovery of valid credentials.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Binardat 10G08-0800GSM network switch firmware (V300SP10260209 and prior) exposes user credentials in plaintext within the web-based administrative interface and HTTP responses. An attacker with access to the admin interface or network traffic can directly read valid user passwords.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= V300SP10260209CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the exact device modelLog into the switch management interface or check physical device labeling to confirm the model is Binardat 10G08-0800GSMAffected if Device is not the Binardat 10G08-0800GSM model
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Check the installed firmware versionAccess the switch administrative interface and navigate to the firmware or system information section to view the current firmware version; compare it to V300SP10260209Affected if Firmware version is V300SP10260209 or any version prior to it
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Verify web administrative interface is enabledConfirm the web-based management interface is accessible by attempting to reach the switch HTTP/HTTPS interfaceAffected if Web admin interface is enabled and accessible on the network
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Inspect HTTP responses for credential exposureUse a browser developer tool or network capture tool to intercept HTTP responses from the admin interface; log in with a valid user account and examine the responses for plaintext passwordsAffected if User credentials appear in plaintext within HTTP response bodies or headers
A user is affected if they are running Binardat 10G08-0800GSM firmware at version V300SP10260209 or earlier AND have the web administrative interface enabled, allowing plaintext password extraction from HTTP traffic or interface responses.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate to a patched firmware version if available; otherwise, restrict administrative access to the interface via VLANs, VPN, or IP allow-listing to limit exposure of plaintext credentials.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-27516 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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