CVE-2026-8482 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2026-8482
Vulnerability Scoring

4.3
/10
Medium Risk

The vulnerability CVE-2026-8482 could compromise system integrity but typically requires user interaction to be exploited.

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low
    Exploits can be performed without significant complexity or special conditions.
  • Attack Vector: Adjacent_network
    Attack Vector Under Analysis
  • Privileges Required: High
    High-level privileges are required for exploitation.
  • Scope: Unchanged
    Exploit remains within the originally vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: Required
    User interaction is necessary for successful exploitation.

CVE-2026-8482 Details

Status: Received on 02 Jul 2026, 10:16 UTC

Published on: 02 Jul 2026, 10:16 UTC

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

cert@airbus.com

CVSS3 Type

Secondary

CVSS3 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVE-2026-8482 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-8482: A vulnerability was discovered on StormShield Network Security 4.3.0 to 4.3.41 (included), 4.8.0 to 4.8.15 (included) , 5.0.0 to 5.0.5 (included) There is a possible leak of secret information if administration commands have been passed with the CLI command line tool. Someone with SSH access to the firewall (if SSH multiuser mode is enabled) could possibly get the proxy CA passphrase or TPM password.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2026-8482

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2026-8482 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2026-8482

The exploitability of CVE-2026-8482 is influenced by multiple factors. Security teams should analyze system configurations and apply appropriate countermeasures to mitigate threats.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2026-8482, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2026-8482, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: High
    Exploiting CVE-2026-8482 can result in unauthorized access to sensitive data, severely compromising data privacy.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2026-8482 poses no threat to data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2026-8482 does not impact system availability.

CVE-2026-8482 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-532

CAPEC Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification

  • Fuzzing for application mapping CAPEC-215 An attacker sends random, malformed, or otherwise unexpected messages to a target application and observes the application's log or error messages returned. The attacker does not initially know how a target will respond to individual messages but by attempting a large number of message variants they may find a variant that trigger's desired behavior. In this attack, the purpose of the fuzzing is to observe the application's log and error messages, although fuzzing a target can also sometimes cause the target to enter an unstable state, causing a crash.

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