---
title: "CVE-2026-101053: Thinkware U3000 - Broken Access Control"
description: "Thinkware U3000 <= 1.02.04 contains a broken access control vulnerability caused by improper access control in PUT_FILE function of /tmp/wpa_supplicant.conf in TCP Service, letting remote attackers access unauthorized files, exploit requires no special privileges."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-101053/
---

# CVE-2026-101053 Thinkware U3000 - Broken Access Control

Thinkware U3000 <= 1.02.04 contains a broken access control vulnerability caused by improper access control in PUT\_FILE function of /tmp/wpa\_supplicant.conf in TCP Service, letting remote attackers access unauthorized files, exploit requires no special privileges.

CVSS base score 7.3 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

Proof of concept available

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.35% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-101053)

## Details

Type

Broken Access Control

Impact

Broken Access Control

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Published

28 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-266](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/266.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version available from the vendor.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-101053](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-101053)
- [https://vuldb.com/vuln/410915/cti](https://vuldb.com/vuln/410915/cti)
- [https://github.com/tuhttps://github.com/turretsec/disclosure-thinkware-u3000/blob/main/findings/02-arbitrary-file-read.mdrretsec/disclosure-thinkware-u3000/blob/main/findings/01-arbitrary-file-write.md](https://github.com/tuhttps://github.com/turretsec/disclosure-thinkware-u3000/blob/main/findings/02-arbitrary-file-read.mdrretsec/disclosure-thinkware-u3000/blob/main/findings/01-arbitrary-file-write.md)
- [https://github.com/turretsec/disclosure-thinkware-u3000/blob/main/findings/01-arbitrary-file-write.md](https://github.com/turretsec/disclosure-thinkware-u3000/blob/main/findings/01-arbitrary-file-write.md)
- [https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-101053](https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-101053)
- [https://vuldb.com/submit/928042](https://vuldb.com/submit/928042)
- [https://vuldb.com/vuln/410915](https://vuldb.com/vuln/410915)

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- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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