A malicious user with physical access to the device can boot the switch from factory settings without authentication, use the default administrative credentials to obtain administrative access, and save changes to the configuration file so that they persist next time the switch boots normally.

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Solution

Red Lion controls recommends the following upgrades for the N-Tron 700 Series: * Upgrade to firmware version 3.11.1 or greater * Configure or disable the SNMP communities * Disable access to the web GUI The upgrade procedure document can be viewed here https://www.hms-networks.com/ . The advisory issued by HMS Networks regarding these vulnerabilities can be viewed here https://www.hms-networks.com/cybersecurity .


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History

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000

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Description A malicious user with physical access to the device can boot the switch from factory settings without authentication, use the default administrative credentials to obtain administrative access, and save changes to the configuration file so that they persist next time the switch boots normally.
Title Red Lion Controls N-Tron 700 Series Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Weaknesses CWE-288
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:H/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-09T14:44:26.429Z

Reserved: 2026-04-08T19:28:49.636Z

Link: CVE-2026-33272

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-09T15:17:14.173

Modified: 2026-10-09T15:17:14.173

Link: CVE-2026-33272

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