CVE-2026-24498
Published: 27 February 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-24498 is a high-severity Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor (CWE-200) vulnerability in Iptime T5008 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 9.6th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Likely Mitigating ControlsAI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Automated marking applies security attributes to system outputs, making it harder for attackers to exploit unmarked sensitive information leading to unauthorized exposure.
Proper attribute retention and permitted-value enforcement limits unauthorized actors from accessing sensitive information lacking correct labels.
Prevents unauthorized exposure of sensitive information by prohibiting untrusted external systems from processing or storing it.
By enforcing authorization matching prior to sharing, the control reduces the risk of exposing sensitive information to unauthorized actors.
Review and removal of nonpublic information from publicly accessible systems directly prevents exposure of sensitive data to unauthorized actors.
Data mining protection mechanisms detect and block unauthorized bulk extraction of sensitive data, directly mitigating exposure to unauthorized actors.
Literacy training teaches users to recognize and avoid actions that result in unauthorized exposure of sensitive information.
Retaining and monitoring training records confirms personnel have completed privacy and security awareness training on handling sensitive data, reducing the chance of unauthorized exposure due to lack of knowledge.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Authentication bypass on a network-exposed router directly enables remote exploitation of a public-facing application (T1190) to obtain sensitive data without credentials.
NVD Description
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in EFM-Networks, Inc. IpTIME T5008, EFM-Networks, Inc. IpTIME AX2004M, EFM-Networks, Inc. IpTIME AX3000Q, EFM-Networks, Inc. IpTIME AX6000M allows Authentication Bypass.This issue affects ipTIME T5008: through 15.26.8; ipTIME AX2004M: through 15.26.8; ipTIME…
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AX3000Q: through 15.26.8; ipTIME AX6000M: through 15.26.8.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2026-24498 is an Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability (CWE-200) affecting EFM-Networks, Inc. IpTIME router models T5008, AX2004M, AX3000Q, and AX6000M. The issue, published on 2026-02-27, enables authentication bypass in firmware versions through 15.26.8 across all listed models.
Unauthenticated remote attackers (AV:N/PR:N) can exploit the vulnerability over the network with low attack complexity (AC:L) and no user interaction (UI:N), resulting in high confidentiality impact (C:H) through exposure of sensitive information. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N), with no impact on integrity or availability.
Vendor and advisory references provide further details on mitigation: https://iptime.com/iptime/?page_id=126&dffid=1&dfsid=15&dftid=589&uid=26901&mod=document and https://www.boho.or.kr/kr/bbs/view.do?searchCnd=&bbsId=B0000302&searchWrd=&menuNo=205023&pageIndex=1&categoryCode=&nttId=71987.
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