BMC Control-M MFT 9.0.20/9.0.21/9.0.22 API Management Endpoint improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in BMC Control-M MFT 9.0.20/9.0.21/9.0.22. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component API Management Endpoint. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-23782. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in BMC Control-M MFT 9.0.20/9.0.21/9.0.22. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code of the component API Management Endpoint. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in BMC Control-M/MFT 9.0.20 through 9.0.22. An API management endpoint allows unauthenticated users to obtain both an API identifier and its corresponding secret value. With these exposed secrets, an attacker could invoke privileged API operations, potentially leading to unauthorized access.

The advisory is shared at bmc.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-23782 since 01/16/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/10/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/16/2026 CVE reserved
04/10/2026 +83 days Advisory disclosed
04/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bmc.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-23782 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-23782
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-356829

Entryinfo

Created: 04/10/2026 17:25
Changes: 04/10/2026 17:25 (53)
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Cache ID: 216:DDE:103

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