An issue was discovered in BMC Control-M/MFT 9.0.20 through 9.0.22.
Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-798Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
An issue was discovered in BMC Control-M/MFT 9.0.20 through 9.0.22. A set of default debug user credentials is hardcoded in cleartext within the application package. If left unchanged, these credentials can be easily obtained and may allow unauthorized access to the MFT API debug interface.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00295 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-23781
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-76mr-v53w-7h6c
References
More BMC Control-m/managed File Transfer vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-19149 An issue was discovered in BMC Control-M/MFT 9.0.20 through 9.0.22. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-19151 An issue was discovered in BMC Control-M/MFT 9.0.20 through 9.0.22. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-23781 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-23781 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-76mr-v53w-7h6c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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