Authentication bypass via path-based session check
Published Aug 17, 2026 · Updated Aug 18, 2026
Improper authentication in Session Validation in EFM ipTIME A3004T 14.19.0 allows remote attackers to reset admin credentials via web requests. The httpcon_check_session_url function decides whether authentication is required by checking only whether the request path starts with /sess-bin/; requests such as /cgi/timepro.cgi return 0, so the upstream flow skips httpcon_auth. Any attacker able to reach the web interface can abuse the bypassed path with the password-reset workflow to change administrative credentials and take over device management.
Summary
What happened
Improper authentication in Session Validation in EFM ipTIME A3004T 14.19.0 allows remote attackers to reset admin credentials via web requests. The httpcon_check_session_url function decides whether authentication is required by checking only whether the request path starts with /sess-bin/; requests such as /cgi/timepro.cgi return 0, so the upstream flow skips httpcon_auth. Any attacker able to reach the web interface can abuse the bypassed path with the password-reset workflow to change administrative credentials and take over device management.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-19977
- Published
- Aug 17, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 18, 2026
- Vendor
- EFM Networks
- Product
- ipTIME A3004T
- Classifications
- CWE-287, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 17, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 18, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=14.19.0
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Public exploit references
- AdminSafe ipTIME A3004T authentication bypass proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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