High severity · published Aug 27, 2026
CVE-2026-81573
Improper Access Control in Local-Only Configuration Commands
8.6
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
If CodeMeter Runtime before 8.41a or 9.10 is configured as a server, the configuration command handler does not enforce network-
origin restrictions. Commands intended only for local or same-network clients can therefore be executed by
arbitrary remote peers. An attacker can read potentially sensitive configuration data and overwrite selected values
in Server.ini. This does include the hash of the credentials for the CodeMeter WebAdmin, enabling WebAdmin
takeover.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 34% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CO
codemeter-runtime · wibu-systems-ag
9.00 before 9.10; 8.00 before 8.41a; 7.x; 6.x · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81573
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-81573
cdn.wibu.com
https://cdn.wibu.com/fileadmin/wibu_downloads/security_advisories/AdvisoryWIBU-103401.pdf
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