ZTE ZXEDM iEMS ElasticNet_UME_R32_V16.25.42.04 User List Interface password recovery
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in ZTE ZXEDM iEMS ElasticNet_UME_R32_V16.25.42.04. Impacted is an unknown function of the component User List Interface. Such manipulation leads to password recovery. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-40436. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.
Details
A vulnerability was found in ZTE ZXEDM iEMS ElasticNet_UME_R32_V16.25.42.04 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component User List Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a password recovery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-640. The product contains a mechanism for users to recover or change their passwords without knowing the original password, but the mechanism is weak. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
The ZTE ZXEDM iEMS product has a password reset vulnerability for any user.Because the management of the cloud EMS portal does not properly control access to the user list acquisition function, attackers can read all user list information through the user list interface. Attackers can reset the passwords of obtained user information, causing risks such as unauthorized operations.
The weakness was presented by Wenwei Shi. The advisory is available at support.zte.com.cn. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-40436 since 04/13/2026. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. 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 04/13/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1552 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
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-2026-21883). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.
Product
Vendor
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.zte.com.cn/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8
VulDB Base Score: 2.6
VulDB Temp Score: 2.6
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CNA Base Score: 7.1
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Exploiting
Class: Password recoveryCWE: CWE-640
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ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
04/13/2026 Advisory disclosed04/13/2026 CVE reserved
04/13/2026 VulDB entry created
04/13/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: zte.com.cnAdvisory: support.zte.com.cn
Researcher: Wenwei Shi
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-40436 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-40436
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-357098
EUVD: 🔒
Entry
Created: 04/13/2026 09:42Updated: 04/13/2026 10:38
Changes: 04/13/2026 09:42 (62), 04/13/2026 10:38 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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