CVE-2026-19900
LB-LINK X-PRO shadow hard-coded credentials
- Published
- Aug 15, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 17, 2026
- Assigning CNA
- VulDB
- Evidence observed
- Sep 4, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 4.0
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:P/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:XLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 81.9%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
A vulnerability was identified in LB-LINK X-PRO 1.0.22-20231206. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /etc/shadow. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A high degree of complexity is needed for the attack. The exploitability is regarded as difficult. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Sources
1Proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2026-19900, an authentication bypass and remote code execution vulnerability in LB-LINK X-PRO routers, allowing command execution via a crafted null user cookie.
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