01 Record
CVE-2026-5269
Navigator NCS and MCP System Accounts with Default Passwords
CriticalPUBLISHEDCNA: Ciena
CNA base score9.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
Navigator NCS and MCP System Accounts with Default Passwords
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.48% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 41.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-15.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-07-14 22:25Z3 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-07-15 14:30Z3 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-03-31
- Assigning CNA
- Ciena
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Critical (CVSS 9.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-1393Use of Default PasswordBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 9e95f0a1852d8ba72285d137b8ed07f78bc00e501f93e8819ff779c32fadf8d2
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.ciena.comhttps://www.ciena.com/product-security
07 Remediation
Ciena recommends upgrading to the latest available remediated release. For additional details, refer to myciena.com for current software versions, fixes, and security advisories. Remediation and Fixes: Products Remediated Version Navigator NCS >= 8.2, 8.1-P02 MCP 8.0-P04, 7.2-P07 Planner Plus OnPrem >= 4.2, 4.1-P01