Wi-Fi password disclosure via authentication bypass
Published Feb 27, 2026 · Updated Feb 27, 2026
Authentication bypass in EFM Networks ipTIME router and extender firmware 15.26.8 and earlier allows adjacent attackers to read Wi-Fi passwords. KISA reports that an undisclosed security-control failure returns the configured Wi-Fi password in plaintext without authentication. Exploitation requires adjacency and an unspecified environmental condition; the documented consequence is password disclosure only.
Summary
What happened
Authentication bypass in EFM Networks ipTIME router and extender firmware 15.26.8 and earlier allows adjacent attackers to read Wi-Fi passwords. KISA reports that an undisclosed security-control failure returns the configured Wi-Fi password in plaintext without authentication. Exploitation requires adjacency and an unspecified environmental condition; the documented consequence is password disclosure only.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-24498
- Published
- Feb 27, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 27, 2026
- Vendor
- EFM Networks
- Product
- ipTIME AX6000M
- Classifications
- CWE-200, CAPEC-115, T1552
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 27, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 27, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=15.26.8 changes=[{"at":"15.27.2","status":"unaffected"}]
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