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TI-2026-61487 Aliases CVE-2026-90451GHSA-jf96-h34q-q5qw

Use of Default Credentials in Malcolm

Priority LOW 35CWE-1392Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

An example environment-configuration file ships with a fixed, publicly-known secret value used to sign authentication cookies for a bundled packet-analysis component. A deployment that copies this example file into active configuration without running the setup routine that regenerates the value will use the known default, allowing an attacker aware of the default to forge valid authentication cookies for that component.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00251 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Malcolm (CISA): v26.06.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CISAMalcolmbefore v26.06.0v26.06.0Patch availableCNA
  • Malcolm VendorCISA Affected before v26.06.0 Fixed in v26.06.0 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Malcolm (CISA) Fixed in v26.06.0

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    CISA Malcolm — raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/O…

    15 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 14 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-61492 Use of default credentials in MalcolmPriority MEDIUM 47
    • TI-2026-61480 OS Command Injection in MalcolmPriority LOW 39
    • TI-2026-61485 Missing Authentication for Critical Function in MalcolmPriority LOW 36
    Show all 15 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-90451
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jf96-h34q-q5qw

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2026-69642 Server-side request forgery in Malcolm file upload component CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2026-69640 Cross-Site Request Forgery in Malcolm CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2026-69638 Compressed file uploads in Malcolm can exhaust shared disk space CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2026-69637 Incorrect authorization in Malcolm exposes role-restricted paths CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2025-24590 CISA Thorium download stream divide by zero CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2025-24585 CISA Thorium insecure downloaded file path validation CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
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Sources

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