CVE-2026-8072
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 · uneditedInsecure 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.
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 confidenceThe Ingecon Sun EMS Board contains a critical vulnerability in its local SAT (Technical Support) access functionality where credentials are generated using a weak hashing algorithm instead of a secure cryptographic scheme. An attacker who can access the locally-generated credentials could potentially reverse-engineer them to achieve privilege escalation and gain unauthorized administrative access.
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CVSS 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
- High
- Privileges
- None
- Authentication
- X
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Ingecon Sun EMS Board presenceCheck network inventory or scan for Ingecon Sun EMS Board device on the networkAffected if Device is present in the environment
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Retrieve device firmware versionAccess device web interface, CLI console, or SNMP to obtain the current firmware versionAffected if Firmware version matches or predates the unpatched vulnerable version
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Verify SAT access is enabledExamine device configuration settings for local SAT (Technical Support) access featureAffected if SAT functionality is enabled and operational on the device
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Inspect credential configurationReview system logs or configuration files for credential generation settings related to SAT accessAffected if Weak or insecure credential hashing is in use for local SAT accounts
Environment is affected if an Ingecon Sun EMS Board device with SAT access enabled is running firmware that uses weak credential generation instead of secure cryptographic schemes.
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 the vendor-supplied firmware patch that implements cryptographically secure credential generation. If no patch is available, consider disabling the SAT functionality until a fix is provided, or implement additional network-based access controls to limit exposure.
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