IRISPowerscan Insecure default privilege assignment for installation account

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-94460
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerCanon_EMEA
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-11-04 10:17:26 UTC
Updated2026-11-04 10:17:26 UTC
DescriptionIRISPowerscan contain an insecure default configuration where the built-in installation account is assigned elevated privileges with a predictable password, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to gain unauthorised access to privileged application functionality.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 7.2 HIGH from 4586e0a2-224d-4f8a-9cb4-8882b208c0b3

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Problem Types: CWE-276 | CWE-276 CWE-276 Incorrect default permissions

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.04586e0a2-224d-4f8a-9cb4-8882b208c0b3Secondary7.2HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS7.2HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
High
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA I.R.I.S S.A. IRISPowerscan affected 12.3 custom Windows

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.canon-europe.com/psirt/advisory-information 4586e0a2-224d-4f8a-9cb4-8882b208c0b3 www.canon-europe.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Paul van der Haas working with Orange Cyberdefense (en)

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