CVE-2026-12503
Loytec LINX firmware: Improper Link Resolution in /usr/bin/larm_starter
Improper Link Resolution (CWE-59) in /usr/bin/larm_starter in Loytec L-INX, L-GATE, L-ROC, L-IOB, L-DALI, L-VIS and L-PAD through 8.4.16 on LINX-A64 allows an authenticated larmapp attacker to make /etc/passwd writable by the larmapp group (leading to root privilege escalation) via a symlink attack on /etc/lighttpd/ssl/server.pem.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Loytec LINX firmware: Improper Link Resolution in /usr/bin/larm_starter
Improper Link Resolution (CWE-59) in /usr/bin/larm_starter in Loytec L-INX, L-GATE, L-ROC, L-IOB, L-DALI, L-VIS and L-PAD through 8.4.16 on LINX-A64 allows an authenticated larmapp attacker to make /etc/passwd writable by the larmapp group (leading to root privilege escalation) via a symlink attack on /etc/lighttpd/ssl/server.pem.
- Record
CVE-2026-12503- CVSS 4.0
- 9.2 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-48591
Improper Link Resolution (CWE-59) in /usr/bin/larm_starter in Loytec L-INX, L-GATE, L-ROC, L-IOB, L-DALI, L-VIS and L-PAD through 8.4.16 on LINX-A64 allows an authenticated larmapp attacker to make /etc/passwd writable by the larmapp group (leading to root privilege escalation) via a symlink attack on /etc/lighttpd/ssl/server.pem.
- Record
EUVD-2026-48591- CVSS 4.0
- 9.2 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4p7f-6rpf-28mq
Improper Link Resolution (CWE-59) in `/usr/bin/larm_starter` in Loytec L-INX, L-GATE, L-ROC, L...
Improper Link Resolution (CWE-59) in /usr/bin/larm_starter in Loytec L-INX, L-GATE, L-ROC, L-IOB, L-DALI, L-VIS and L-PAD through 8.4.16 on LINX-A64 allows an authenticated larmapp attacker to make /etc/passwd writable by the larmapp group (leading to root privilege escalation) via a symlink attack on /etc/lighttpd/ssl/server.pem.
- Record
GHSA-4p7f-6rpf-28mq- CVSS 4.0
- 9.2 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Link Resolution (CWE-59) in /usr/bin/larm_starter in Loytec L-INX, L-GATE, L-ROC, L-IOB, L-DALI, L-VIS and L-PAD through 8.4.16 on LINX-A64 allows an authenticated larmapp attacker to make /etc/passwd writable by the larmapp group (leading to root privilege escalation) via a symlink attack on /etc/lighttpd/ssl/server.pem.
- Record
CVE-2026-12503- CVSS 4.0
- 9.2 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-12503 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.2) in Loytec L-dali, published July 24, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.18%, the 7th percentile. No source names a fixed version.