CVE-2026-16731: high-severity vulnerability in OMICRON StationScout
Authentication and authorization bypass via cryptographic timing side-channel attack in StationScout
Published
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21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 8.3epss 0.4%
OMICRON StationScout before version 3.05 contains a cryptographic timing side-channel vulnerability in the backend authentication mechanism that may allow an unauthenticated attacker to forge valid authentication credentials, bypass authentication and authorization, and impersonate legitimate clients.
An attacker can gain full access to the system configuration, allowing modification, reset, or unauthorized alteration of system parameters or injecting network traffic into the connected network.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/S:P
Affected products
OMICRON electronics GmbH · OMICRON StationScout