CVE-2026-90447

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing in Malcolm

State
Published
Severity
7.1 High
Published
Sep 11, 2026
Updated
Oct 2, 2026
Reserved
Sep 11, 2026

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Description

A routing rule selects between two different authentication mechanisms for the same downstream service based on the value of a client-supplied request header, rather than on any property the client cannot control. An authenticated user in possession of a shared service credential can set this header to route around the primary role-based authorization check and reach the alternate path's fixed, elevated role instead. This allows a low-privileged authenticated attacker who knows the shared credential to perform actions reserved for a higher-privileged role.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
4.07.1 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:Nicscert
3.16.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nicscert

Weaknesses

  • CWE-290 Authentication bypass by spoofing

Affected Products

ProductVersions
MalcolmCISA
  • before v26.06.0Affected
  • v26.06.0Not affected

References

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