CVE-2026-108506: # CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in ZTE Z80 Ultra
Description
CVE-2026-108506 is a medium severity vulnerability in the ZTE Z80 Ultra device involving improper privilege management. The system interfaces lack robust invocation authentication and have inadequate access control, allowing third-party applications to invoke these interfaces via reflection and potentially retrieve sensitive information. The vulnerability does not affect availability or integrity but impacts confidentiality. No patch or remediation information is currently provided by the vendor.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Affected software
ZTE
Z80 Ultra
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
The ZTE Z80 Ultra device suffers from improper privilege management (CWE-269) due to insufficient authentication and access control on its system interfaces. This flaw allows third-party applications to call these interfaces through reflection mechanisms and access relevant information without proper authorization. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.5 (medium), with an attack vector limited to local access, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction needed, and high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact. No vendor advisory or patch information is available at this time.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and the ability to trick a user into interacting with a malicious application could exploit this vulnerability to retrieve sensitive information from the device. There is no impact on system integrity or availability. The confidentiality breach could expose private data accessible via the vulnerable system interfaces.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, limit installation of untrusted third-party applications and restrict local access to trusted users only.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- zte
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-10T03:20:37.908Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aca067e2cdf04f6561e4ba3
Added to database: 10/10/2026, 09:33:50 UTC
Last enriched: 10/10/2026, 09:48:14 UTC
Last updated: 10/10/2026, 09:48:52 UTC
Views: 7
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