Critical severity · published Apr 10, 2026
CVE-2026-23781
An issue was discovered in BMC Control-M/MFT 9.0.20 through 9.0.22
9.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 21% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CF
Control-m/managed File Transfer · Bmc
9.0.20 through 9.0.22 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23781
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23781
Patch
https://docs.bmc.com/xwiki/bin/view/Control-M-Orchestration/Control-M/ctm9022/Patches/Control-M-MFT-PAAFP-9-0-22-025/
Vendor Advisory
https://www.bmc.com/support/resources/issue-defect-management.html
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