CVE-2026-94460
IRISPowerscan Insecure default privilege assignment for installation account
IRISPowerscan contain an insecure default configuration where the built-in installation account is assigned elevated privileges with a predictable password, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to gain unauthorised access to privileged application functionality.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IRISPowerscan Insecure default privilege assignment for installation account
IRISPowerscan contain an insecure default configuration where the built-in installation account is assigned elevated privileges with a predictable password, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to gain unauthorised access to privileged application functionality.
- Record
CVE-2026-94460- CVSS 4.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
EUVDEUVD-2026-116800
IRISPowerscan contain an insecure default configuration where the built-in installation account is assigned elevated privileges with a predictable password, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to gain unauthorised access to privileged application functionality.
- Record
EUVD-2026-116800- CVSS 4.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-04
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5frr-v6j5-69xc
IRISPowerscan contain an insecure default configuration where the built-in installation account...
IRISPowerscan contain an insecure default configuration where the built-in installation account is assigned elevated privileges with a predictable password, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to gain unauthorised access to privileged application functionality.
- Record
GHSA-5frr-v6j5-69xc- CVSS 4.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/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-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
NVD
IRISPowerscan contain an insecure default configuration where the built-in installation account is assigned elevated privileges with a predictable password, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to gain unauthorised access to privileged application functionality.
- Record
CVE-2026-94460- CVSS 4.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/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-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| published | EUVD | |
| published | EUVD | |
| aliases, references | GitHub Advisories, NVD | |
| cwes, references, severity, title | CVE List | |
| first indexed | EUVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-94460 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in I.r.i.s S.a. Irispowerscan, published November 4, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.18%, the 8th percentile. No source names a fixed version.