Description
PayRange API is missing proper authorization on management endpoints, which allows verbose details of every device on the PayRange network to be publicly accessible, with or without an account.
Published: 2026-08-27
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The PayRange API fails to enforce authorization on its management endpoints, which means that anyone can send requests to these endpoints without needing an account and receive detailed information about every device on the PayRange network. This flaw leads to a direct information disclosure, allowing potential attackers to map network assets and gather sensitive operational data that could be leveraged for further attacks. The weakness corresponds to an improper authorization failure.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability affects the PayRange API product, as identified by the CNA. No specific product versions were listed in the available data, so all current deployments of the PayRange API are potentially impacted until a fix is applied by the vendor.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 8.7 classifies this flaw as high severity, and the EPSS score is currently unavailable, indicating that the exploitation probability is not quantified but could still be significant. The vulnerability is not included in CISA’s KEV catalog, suggesting it may not yet have known exploits in the wild. Attackers can abuse the publicly accessible endpoints over the network, likely via standard HTTP requests to the API, without needing credentials. Inferred from the description, the attack vector is external over the network, requiring no special privileges or insider access.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 28, 2026 at 05:39 UTC.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

PayRange has not responded to requests to work with CISA to mitigate this vulnerability. Users of PayRange devices are invited to contact PayRange customer support at support@payrange.com for additional information.


OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Contact PayRange support to report the vulnerability and request guidance or a patch release
  • Restrict API access by implementing network segmentation or firewall rules that block unauthenticated traffic from external networks
  • Enforce proper authorization checks on all API endpoints, ensuring that only authenticated and authorized users can access management functionality

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 28, 2026 at 05:39 UTC.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

No advisories yet.

History

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description PayRange API is missing proper authorization on management endpoints, which allows verbose details of every device on the PayRange network to be publicly accessible, with or without an account.
Title Missing Authorization in PayRange API
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


Subscriptions

No data.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-27T20:34:16.692Z

Reserved: 2026-08-05T15:10:48.838Z

Link: CVE-2026-18965

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-28T00:16:48.933

Modified: 2026-08-28T00:16:48.933

Link: CVE-2026-18965

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-28T05:45:04Z

Weaknesses