CVE-2026-23781

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-04-10. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

An issue was discovered in BMC Control-M/MFT 9.0.20 through 9.0.22. A set of default debug user credentials is hardcoded in cleartext within the application package. If left unchanged, these credentials can be easily obtained and may allow unauthorized access to the MFT API debug interface.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
59(Track)
EG Risk 59/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
21%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 10, 2026

Last Modified

April 27, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 9, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Control-M MFT PAAFP.9.0.22.025 - BMC Documentation

https://docs.bmc.com/xwiki/bin/view/Control-M-Orchestration/Control-M/ctm9022/Patches/Control-M-MFT-PAAFP-9-0-22-025/

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 25× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 237 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-13 16:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-12 15:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-11 14:52 UTCEPSS rescore
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  25. 2026-08-16 11:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-16 07:03 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-16 07:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-14 22:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  10. 2026-08-14 05:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  12. 2026-08-13 09:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  17. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-11 23:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-11 19:24 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-11 19:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  22. 2026-08-11 07:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  24. 2026-08-11 02:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  26. 2026-08-10 11:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  30. 2026-08-09 17:32 UTCEG score recompute
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  32. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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  36. 2026-08-09 04:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-08-08 07:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-08 03:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-08-07 23:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-07 18:54 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-08-07 18:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-08-07 14:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  45. 2026-08-06 17:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-08-06 12:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-06 08:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-08-06 04:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-08-05 23:41 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-08-05 23:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  55. 2026-08-04 02:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  58. 2026-08-02 22:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-08-02 18:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-08-02 13:47 UTCEG score recompute
  61. 2026-08-02 13:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  73. 2026-07-23 03:07 UTCEG score recompute
  74. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  75. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-23781?
CVE-2026-23781 is a critical vulnerability published on April 10, 2026. An issue was discovered in BMC Control-M/MFT 9.0.20 through 9.0.22. A set of default debug user credentials is hardcoded in cleartext within the application package. If left unchanged, these credentials can be easily obtained and may allow unauthorized access to the MFT API debug interface.
When was CVE-2026-23781 disclosed?
CVE-2026-23781 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 10, 2026, with the most recent update on April 27, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-23781 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-23781 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 79.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-23781?
CVE-2026-23781 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-23781?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-23781, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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