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Vendor Solution
The latest version of Malcolm (September 2026 or later) fixes these vulnerabilities. Affected users are encouraged to update their instance of Malcolm to the latest version.
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Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +0000
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| Title | Weak Hashing and File Permission Vulnerability in Malcolm |
Sat, 12 Sep 2026 08:45:00 +0000
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| Title | Weak Hashing and File Permission Vulnerability in Malcolm |
Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0000
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| 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. | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-916 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: icscert
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-11T21:52:36.941Z
Reserved: 2026-09-11T21:00:09.301Z
Link: CVE-2026-90457
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-11T22:16:48.110
Modified: 2026-09-11T22:16:48.110
Link: CVE-2026-90457
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-09-12T15:15:15Z
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CWE-916
Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort