CVE-2026-90457

published 2026-09-11

CVE-2026-90457: The administrative password is hashed using a comparatively weak, fast algorithm for the credential store backing one authentication path, and the file…

Priority P4 33 medium 6.9 CVSS 4.0

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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

1 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
cisa	malcolm	< v26.06.0	v26.06.0

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