CVE-2026-2844
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 · uneditedMissing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in Microchip TimePictra allows Configuration/Environment Manipulation.This issue affects TimePictra: from 11.0 through 11.3 SP2.
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 · moderate confidenceTimePictra versions 11.0 through 11.3 SP2 contain a missing authentication vulnerability in a critical function, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to manipulate system configuration and environment settings without any credentials.
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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>= 11.0, <= 11.3= 11.3CVSS 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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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 TimePictra installation and versionLocate the TimePictra installation directory and check the version information file, or run the product version command if available. Common locations include /opt/microchip/timpictra or the installation root directory.Affected if The installed version falls within 11.0 through 11.3 SP2 inclusive
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Determine if the vulnerable function endpoint is exposedReview network-exposed services and identify if the critical function endpoint (the unauthenticated API or service) is accessible on network interfaces. Check web server configurations and application routing tables.Affected if The vulnerable function endpoint is reachable from the network without authentication requirements
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Verify authentication enforcement on critical configuration functionsInspect the authentication configuration files or security settings for the system configuration and environment settings functions. Confirm whether these endpoints require valid credentials.Affected if Authentication is not enforced on the critical configuration functions, allowing unauthenticated access
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Check for unauthorized configuration changesReview system configuration logs and audit trails for any unexpected or unauthorized modifications to system settings or environment parameters that occurred without corresponding authentication events.Affected if Configuration changes exist in logs without associated authenticated session records
A user is affected if TimePictra version 11.0-11.3 SP2 is installed and the critical function endpoint is accessible without authentication.
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 dataApply vendor patch from Microchip; if unavailable, implement authentication enforcement on the vulnerable endpoint and restrict network exposure through firewall rules or network segmentation.
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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-2026-2844 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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