Advantech ADAM-3600 prior 2.8.5.0 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Advantech ADAM-3600. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-43836. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Advantech ADAM-3600. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability could allow an attacker to forge a packet to execute arbitrary commands with maximum privileges.

It is possible to read the advisory at csa.gov.sg. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-43836 since 05/04/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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 10/20/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 2.8.5.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-104831). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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

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VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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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: ADAM-3600 2.8.5.0

Timelineinfo

05/04/2026 CVE reserved
10/20/2026 +169 days Advisory disclosed
10/20/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/20/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: advantech.com

Advisory: csa.gov.sg
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-43836 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-43836
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-422703
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/20/2026 10:59
Updated: 10/20/2026 19:58
Changes: 10/20/2026 10:59 (64), 10/20/2026 19:58 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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