Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-82772 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-82772 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-82772?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 14 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Contec ECE1000 prior to 1.02; Contec ECE1020 prior to 1.02; Contec ECS1020 prior to 1.02.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-82772?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-82772 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-82772?
- Check whether you run Contec ECE1000, Contec ECE1020 or Contec ECS1020 at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
A buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-120) exists in the EC1000 series web service that allows remote code execution without requiring prior authentication. The vulnerability is triggered by sending a specially crafted request to the web service interface. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary programs with the privileges of the vulnerable service. The affected versions are ECE1000, ECE1020, and ECS1020 prior to version 1.02; firmware updates are available from Contec.
Affected products
- Contec ECE1000 prior to 1.02
- Contec ECE1020 prior to 1.02
- Contec ECS1020 prior to 1.02
Timeline
- 2026-09-14: disclosed