What is CVE-2026-23781?

CVE-2026-23781 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Bmc Control-M\/managed File Transfer, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-04-10.

How severe is CVE-2026-23781?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Bmc Control-M\/managed File Transfer

CVE-2026-23781

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.

EPSS: 0.003 (20.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Bmc Control-m\/managed_file_transfer
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-23781?: CVE-2026-23781 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Bmc Control-M\/managed File Transfer, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-04-10.
How severe is CVE-2026-23781?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.