CVE-2026-36959

Exp

U-SPEED N300 router V1.0.0 does not implement rate limiting or account lockout protections on the /api/login endpoint. This allows an attacker on the local network to perform unlimited authentication attempts, enabling brute-force attacks against the administrator account and potential unauthorized access to the router management interface.

Published: 2026-04-30 Last update: 2026-05-05 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-36959 is rated Exploit Available (51.8/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2026-36959

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-36959

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-01 0.06%

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-36959

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-36959

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-36959

GHSA-vhpj-7mf7-qx3c · Severity: high — U-SPEED N300 router V1.0.0 does not implement rate limiting or account lockout protections on the...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-36959

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
u-speed n300_firmware 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:u-speed:n300_firmware:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-36959

URL Tags
http://u-speed.com Broken Link
https://github.com/kirubel-cve/CVE-2026-36959 Exploit Third Party Advisory
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