VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-5426

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability1.01%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-04-16
Last modified2026-10-26
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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

Weakness classification

  • CWE-321: Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
  • CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Primary references