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CVE-2026-90449: Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Malcolm

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-09-11 · updated 2026-10-02
• Weakness: CWE-306

Description

When a particular authentication mode is configured, the reverse proxy forwards requests for a bundled third-party administrative interface directly to that interface without applying the gateway's own authentication requirement first. All access control for this administrative interface, which manages the credential store used to gate every other service in the deployment, is delegated entirely to that third-party interface's own login mechanism. Any authentication weakness in that bundled interface would compromise the credential store protecting the rest of the deployment.

Affected products

• CISA Malcolm: before v26.06.0 — fixed in v26.06.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: CISA Malcolm v26.06.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsa-26-254-01.json
• https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-254-01

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