Hard-coded ASP.NET/IIS machineKey value in Digital Knowledge KnowledgeDeliver deployments prior to February 24, 2026 allows adversaries to circumvent ViewState validation mechanisms and achieve remote code execution via malicious ViewState deserialization attacks
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Digital Knowledge
Digital Knowledge knowledgedeliver |
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| Description | Hard-coded ASP.NET/IIS machineKey value in Digital Knowledge KnowledgeDeliver deployments prior to February 24, 2026 allows adversaries to circumvent ViewState validation mechanisms and achieve remote code execution via malicious ViewState deserialization attacks | |
| Title | KnowledgeDeliver deployments before February 24, 2026 use a static ASP.NET/IIS machineKey value | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-321 CWE-502 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Mandiant
Published: 2026-04-16T15:18:46.224Z
Updated: 2026-04-16T15:22:20.823Z
Reserved: 2026-04-02T14:20:13.588Z
Link: CVE-2026-5426
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-04-16T16:16:17.693
Modified: 2026-04-16T16:16:17.693
Link: CVE-2026-5426
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