CVE-2026-78319: CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in Sauter modu680-AS
Description
A service running on the affected products contains a potential Time-of-Check Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this race condition to bypass intended security controls. This may result in the execution of unauthorized code.
CVSS v4.0
Score 9.3critical
Affected software
Sauter
modu680-AS
Sauter
modu660-AS
Sauter
modu612-LC
Sauter
ecos504
Sauter
ecos505
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is a TOCTOU race condition (CWE-367) in a service of the Sauter modu680-AS product. The flaw allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to exploit the timing window between checking a condition and using the result, thereby bypassing intended security controls. This can lead to unauthorized code execution on the affected system. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 9.3, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, no privileges or user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The affected version explicitly identified is 1.0.0. No patch or remediation level is currently provided by the vendor, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass security controls and execute unauthorized code, potentially compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary mitigation has been published at this time.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- CERTVDE
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-24T08:38:06.052Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a9679bcacd9273b495b67ba
Added to database: 09/01/2026, 07:07:40 UTC
Last enriched: 09/07/2026, 14:30:38 UTC
Last updated: 10/14/2026, 18:48:24 UTC
Views: 85
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