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CVE-2026-14948 Frauscher Sensortechnik CVE debrief

A low-privileged remote attacker can hijack an active administrative session without needing to know the administrator password by extracting live plaintext session identifiers for authenticated users from downloadable error log archives. This vulnerability, CVE-2026-14948, was published on 2026-08-20 and has a CVSS score of 8.7, classified as HIGH severity. The vulnerability affects web applications with downloadable error log archives. Administrators and security teams should be aware of the potential for session hijacking and take immediate action to patch or mitigate the vulnerability. The CVE record has not been modified since its publication.

Vendor
Frauscher Sensortechnik
Product
FDS 102
CVSS
HIGH 8.7
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2026-08-20
Original CVE updated
2026-09-03
Advisory published
2026-08-20
Advisory updated
2026-09-03

Who should care

Administrators and security teams responsible for managing and securing web applications and their associated error log archives should be aware of this vulnerability and take immediate action to patch or mitigate it. They should review and restrict access to error log archives, monitor for suspicious activity related to session hijacking, and prioritize patching due to the high CVSS score of 8.7 and the potential for session hijacking.

Technical summary

A low-privileged remote attacker can hijack an active administrative session without needing to know the administrator password by extracting live plaintext session identifiers for authenticated users from downloadable error log archives. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.7 and is classified as HIGH severity. It affects web applications with downloadable error log archives, allowing attackers to hijack active administrative sessions. Organizations should prioritize patching this vulnerability due to its high CVSS score and the potential for session hijacking.

Defensive priority

Organizations should prioritize patching this vulnerability due to its high CVSS score of 8.7 and the potential for session hijacking.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Patch or mitigate the vulnerability as soon as possible
  • Review and restrict access to error log archives
  • Monitor for suspicious activity related to session hijacking
  • Review compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is scheduled and verified
  • Check relevant monitoring, detection, and logs for exposed assets that need extra review

Evidence notes

The CVE description indicates that a low-privileged remote attacker can hijack an active administrative session by extracting live plaintext session identifiers from downloadable error log archives. The CVSS vector is 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/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.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2026-14948 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-14948

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2026-14948 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14948

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.