Medium severity · published Apr 14, 2026
CVE-2026-2405
CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability exists that could cause excessive troubleshooting zip file creation and denial of service when a Web Admin user floods the…
6.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability exists that could cause excessive troubleshooting zip file creation and denial of service when a Web Admin user floods the system with POST /helpabout requests.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 16% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PS
PowerChute™ Serial Shutdown · Schneider Electric
Versions 1.4 and prior · source: vendor
PS
Powerchute Serial Shutdown · Schneider-electric
before 1.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2405
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-2405
Vendor Advisory
https://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2026-104-01&p_enDocType=Security+and+Safety+Notice&p_File_Name=SEVD-2026-104-01.pdf
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