Howyar WeenyGenius up to 12.2.031 missing authentication
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 8.0 | $0-$5k | 0.00+ |
Summary
A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Howyar WeenyGenius up to 12.2.031. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to missing authentication. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-89176. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Howyar WeenyGenius up to 12.2.031. This issue affects some unknown functionality. 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. The summary by CVE is:
WeenyGenius, a computer lab management system developed by Howyar Technologies, has a Missing Authentication vulnerability. Unauthenticated attackers on the same network can easily spoof student or teacher endpoints. Impersonating a student can disrupt normal classroom operations, whereas impersonating a teacher can induce student computers to initiate connections, thereby gaining remote control over the student endpoints.
It is possible to read the advisory at twcert.org.tw. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-89176 since 09/11/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/11/2026).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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Product
Vendor
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Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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CNA Base Score: 8.8
CNA Vector (twcert): 🔒
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Missing authenticationCWE: CWE-306 / CWE-287
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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: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Timeline
09/11/2026 Advisory disclosed09/11/2026 CVE reserved
09/11/2026 VulDB entry created
09/11/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: twcert.org.twStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2026-89176 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-89176
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-402383
Entry
Created: 09/11/2026 10:27Changes: 09/11/2026 10:27 (72)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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