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CVE-2026-90457

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% 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-916

Description

The administrative password is hashed using a comparatively weak, fast algorithm for the credential store backing one authentication path, and the file containing that hash is written with permissions allowing it to be read by any local user. This is inconsistent with a separate, stronger hashing algorithm used for the same password on another authentication path. A party able to read this file, including a local user or a party with access to a configuration backup, could feasibly recover the underlying password through offline computation, compromising the administrative credential across every path that accepts it.

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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