CVE-2026-90451 (GCVE-0-2026-90451)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-09-11 21:50
Modified
2026-10-02 21:01
Severity ?
8.2 (High) - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
5.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
5.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-1392 - Use of default credentials
Summary
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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