CVE-2026-12504

Summary

Improper Authentication (CWE-287) in the PAM configuration in Loytec LIP-ME201C, L-INX, L-GATE, L-ROC, L-IOB, L-DALI, L-VIS and L-PAD through 8.4.16 on LINX-A64 allows a local attacker to authenticate as a uid=0 account without a password and obtain a root shell via an /etc/passwd entry with an empty password field.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
LoytecLIP-ME20xC0 <= 8.4.16affected
LoytecL-INX0 <= 8.4.16affected
LoytecL-GATE0 <= 8.4.16affected
LoytecL-ROC0 <= 8.4.16affected
LoytecL-IOB0 <= 8.4.16affected
LoytecL-DALI0 <= 8.4.16affected
LoytecL-VIS0 <= 8.4.16affected
LoytecL-PAD0 <= 8.4.16affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-287: CWE-287 Improper authentication
  • CWE-521: CWE-521 Weak password requirements

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: total

References