Unauthenticated root code execution via unchecked installer signatures
Published Aug 14, 2026 · Updated Aug 14, 2026
Signature verification bypass in PAX Technology Q80 2.6.33.6690R allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code over an adjacent network. The application installer accepts an application without properly verifying its cryptographic signature before installation. Adjacent-network access requires no authentication, but root-context execution depends on chaining this flaw with other vulnerabilities.
Summary
What happened
Signature verification bypass in PAX Technology Q80 2.6.33.6690R allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code over an adjacent network. The application installer accepts an application without properly verifying its cryptographic signature before installation. Adjacent-network access requires no authentication, but root-context execution depends on chaining this flaw with other vulnerabilities.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-19910
- Published
- Aug 14, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 14, 2026
- Vendor
- PAX Technology
- Product
- Q80
- Classifications
- CWE-347
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 14, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=2.6.33.6690R
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