CVE-2026-90452

Improper certificate validation in Malcolm

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: September 11, 2026 at 09:51 PM UTC
Updated: October 2, 2026 at 09:16 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsMalcolmMalcolm

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Requests from the reverse proxy to the identity-provider service for token discovery, introspection, and credential exchange do not verify the identity provider's server certificate. An attacker positioned on the network path between the proxy and the identity provider could impersonate the identity provider and issue forged authentication tokens accepted by the deployment.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

All versions
v < v26.06.0
Vendor states this is fixed in v26.06.0 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.3MEDIUMicscert
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-295

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