OMICRON electronics OMICRON StationScout up to 3.04 improper authentication

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9.5$0-$5k2.28

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OMICRON electronics OMICRON StationScout up to 3.04. It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-16731. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OMICRON electronics OMICRON StationScout up to 3.04. It has been classified as very critical. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

OMICRON StationScout before version 3.05 contains a cryptographic timing side-channel vulnerability in the backend authentication mechanism that may allow an unauthenticated attacker to forge valid authentication credentials, bypass authentication and authorization, and impersonate legitimate clients. An attacker can gain full access to the system configuration, allowing modification, reset, or unauthorized alteration of system parameters or injecting network traffic into the connected network.

The advisory is available at omicronenergy.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-16731 since 07/23/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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 08/06/2026).

Upgrading to version 3.05 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: 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: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OMICRON StationScout 3.05

Timelineinfo

07/23/2026 CVE reserved
08/06/2026 +14 days Advisory disclosed
08/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: omicronenergy.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-16731 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-16731
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-386574

Entryinfo

Created: 08/06/2026 16:14
Changes: 08/06/2026 16:14 (53)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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