{"id":"CVE-2026-90456","title":"An example environment-configuration file for a bundled inventory-management component ships with a fixed, publicly-known administrative password","summary":"An example environment-configuration file for a bundled inventory-management component ships with a fixed, publicly-known administrative password. A deployment that copies this example file into active configuration without running the s…","severity":"high","cvss":8.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-1392"],"vendor":"CISA","product":"Malcolm","affected":["Malcolm < v26.06.0"],"published":"2026-09-11","updated":"2026-10-02","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-02T21:16:57.787","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90456","references":[{"url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsa-26-254-01.json","label":"ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-254-01","label":"ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-09-14T12:52:15.622700Z"},"epss":0.00272,"epssPercentile":0.19493,"scores":{"nvd":8.1,"cna":9.2},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-14T15:23:07.429Z","slug":"CVE-2026-90456","body":"## Overview\n\nAn example environment-configuration file for a bundled inventory-management component ships with a fixed, publicly-known administrative password. A deployment that copies this example file into active configuration without running the setup routine that regenerates credentials will expose that component's administrative interface to anyone aware of the default value.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":45,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":44.6,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":215086,"id":"CVE-2026-90456","ts":1790980434074,"field":"cvss","old":"9.2","new":"8.1"},{"seq":215085,"id":"CVE-2026-90456","ts":1790980434074,"field":"severity","old":"critical","new":"high"}]}