Microchip TimePictra up to 11.3 SP2 Configuration missing authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microchip TimePictra up to 11.3 SP2. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Configuration Handler. Such manipulation leads to missing authentication. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-2844. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microchip TimePictra up to 11.3 SP2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Configuration Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-306. The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in Microchip TimePictra allows Configuration/Environment Manipulation.This issue affects TimePictra: from 11.0 through 11.3 SP2.

The advisory is available at microchip.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-2844 since 02/20/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/10/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-9101). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing authentication
CWE: CWE-306 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/20/2026 CVE reserved
02/28/2026 +8 days Advisory disclosed
02/28/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/10/2026 +10 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: microchip.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-2844 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-2844
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-348266
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/28/2026 15:15
Updated: 03/10/2026 15:44
Changes: 02/28/2026 15:15 (65), 02/28/2026 19:39 (1), 03/03/2026 14:55 (1), 03/10/2026 15:44 (11)
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Cache ID: 216:84B:103

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