Improper signature verification in Moxa MGate MB3170 Series
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-347.
Summary
An improper verification of cryptographic signature vulnerability exists in protocol gateways because the device does not properly verify the cryptographic authenticity of firmware images before installation. An attacker with high privileges and access to the firmware update interface could provide a specially crafted or modified firmware image, causing it to be installed on the device. Successful exploitation could allow the attacker to execute unauthorized code, compromise the integrity and availability of the device, and persist malicious modifications across subsequent firmware updates.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Moxa MGate MB3170 Series, MGate MB3270 Series — moxa.com/en/support/product-support/security-advisory/mpsa-…
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-65898 Stack-based buffer overflow in Moxa MGate MB3170 SeriesPriority MEDIUM 42
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-86326
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pccp-468g-6mp8
References
More Moxa vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-17455 Hard-coded credentials in Moxa MXView Series CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2010-04465 Stack-based buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in MediaDBPlayback.DLL 2.2.0.5… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2022-19087 A denial of service vulnerability exists in the web server functionality of Moxa SDS-3008… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-07634 Missing brute-force protection in Moxa NPort CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-17457 Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Moxa MXView Series CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-19326 Information disclosure in Moxa SDS-3008 Series Industrial Ethernet Switch CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-86326 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-86326 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pccp-468g-6mp8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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