CVE-2026-8982 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Two undocumented privileged accounts exist in Autel Maxi Charger Single firmware through V1.03.51. The accounts use vendor-defined password derivation mechanisms based on device-specific values, allowing an attacker with knowledge of the algorithm and required inputs to authenticate to the web management interface with administrative privileges.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact High

Subsequent System Integrity Impact High

Subsequent System Availability Impact High

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00323.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

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References

Link	Providers
https://cyberdanube.com/security-research/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-autel-maxi-charger/

History

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Two undocumented privileged accounts exist in Autel Maxi Charger Single firmware through V1.03.51. The accounts use vendor-defined password derivation mechanisms based on device-specific values, allowing an attacker with knowledge of the algorithm and required inputs to authenticate to the web management interface with administrative privileges.
Title		Hard-coded / Backdoor Accounts
Weaknesses		CWE-798
References		https://cyberdanube.com/security-research/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-autel-maxi-charger/
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 10, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CyberDanube

Published: 2026-07-21T21:01:02.360Z

Updated: 2026-07-22T19:40:35.197Z

Reserved: 2026-05-19T13:12:54.405Z

Link: CVE-2026-8982

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-22T19:15:39.490Z

NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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