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CVE-2026-2405 (GCVE-0-2026-2405)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-14 15:19 – Updated: 2026-04-14 16:27
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Summary
CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability exists that could cause excessive troubleshooting zip file creation and denial of service when a Web Admin user floods the system with POST /helpabout requests.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-14 16:25 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-400 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Schneider Electric PowerChute™ Serial Shutdown Affected: Versions 1.4 and prior
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