CWE-521Weakness · CWE-521

CVE-2026-35097

MEDIUM · 6.9 CVSS v4.0 Published 2026-06-30
Mitigation only
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78/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click 8 weeks old

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 · unedited
KTM System e-BOK enforces a maximum password length of six numeric digits and does not permit the use of any alphabetic, special, or extended characters. This issue was fixed in the patch published in June 2026.

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 confidence

The KTM System e-BOK enforces a weak password policy limiting credentials to only six numeric digits (0-9), resulting in a maximum of 1 million possible combinations. This severely reduces password entropy compared to modern complexity requirements, making brute-force and credential stuffing attacks significantly easier to execute.

MitigationImplement a stronger password policy requiring minimum 8-12 characters with mixed character types (uppercase, lowercase, numbers, special characters), and consider adding multi-factor authentication to compensate for the limited password space.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
Authentication
X
User interaction
None
Scope
X

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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 checks

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  1. Confirm KTM System e-BOK deployment
    Identify whether your environment contains the KTM System e-BOK application or service. Check installed software listings, service descriptions, or system documentation for this product name.
    Affected if The system is KTM System e-BOK and is in use
  2. Locate password policy configuration
    Access the KTM System e-BOK administrative console or configuration files where password policies are defined. Look for settings related to password requirements, character limits, or credential rules.
    Affected if Password policy settings are accessible and show a 6-digit numeric-only configuration
  3. Verify maximum password length setting
    Inspect the password policy to confirm the maximum or required password length is set to 6 characters.
    Affected if The password length is constrained to 6 characters
  4. Check allowed character types
    Examine the password policy to determine whether only numeric digits (0-9) are permitted for passwords, excluding letters and special characters.
    Affected if Only numeric digits are allowed (0-9), no letters or special characters permitted
  5. Calculate effective password space
    Multiply the number of allowed characters by itself for the password length. For 6 numeric digits: 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 = 1,000,000 combinations.
    Affected if The effective password space is approximately 1 million or fewer combinations

Your environment is affected if KTM System e-BOK is deployed and its password policy restricts credentials to exactly 6 numeric digits, resulting in approximately 1 million possible combinations.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement a stronger password policy requiring minimum 8-12 characters with mixed character types (uppercase, lowercase, numbers, special characters), and consider adding multi-factor authentication to compensate for the limited password space.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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