Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-36182

CriticalUpdated

Published: 04 June 2026

Published
04 June 2026
Modified
17 June 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0023 13.8th percentile
Risk Priority 70 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-36182 is a critical-severity Use of Weak Hash (CWE-328) vulnerability in Gncc (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Password Cracking (T1110.002); ranked at the 13.8th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A04:2025 Cryptographic Failures

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

GNCC GP5 v7.1.76 was discovered to utilize a weak hashing algorithm to protect the root password, possibly allowing attackers to obtain root credentials and privileges via a bruteforce attack.

CWE(s)
CWE-328

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1110.002 Password Cracking Credential Access
Adversaries may use password cracking to attempt to recover usable credentials, such as plaintext passwords, when credential material such as password hashes are obtained.
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Why these techniques?

Weak password hashing directly enables offline password cracking via brute force to recover root credentials.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

Affected Assets

Gncc
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inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

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.

SC-13 Cryptographic Protection
addresses: CWE-328

Requires appropriate hash functions for cryptographic uses, preventing reliance on weak hashes.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation
addresses: CWE-328

Security updates supplant weak hashing algorithms with stronger alternatives before attackers can exploit the original weakness.

References