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EagleCloud Aquila CVE-2026-104384

| EUVDEUVD-2026-111588 HIGH
Insufficiently Protected Credentials (CWE-522)
2026-10-28 Mandiant GHSA-wm5p-g46q-pcjq
8.7
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: Mandiant
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Reach exposed tunnel gateway/provisioning interface
  2. Delivery
    Abuse authentication handling
  3. Exploit
    Access protected credential store
  4. Execution
    Exfiltrate access keys, secret keys, deployment secrets
  5. Impact
    Reuse secrets for downstream compromise

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Credential protection in transit/storage
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires network reachability to the EagleCloud Aquila tunnel gateway or provisioning interfaces on an on-premises deployment running version 2.6.7.2 or earlier; the flaw is reached by abusing the authentication handling of those specific interfaces to read insufficiently protected stored credentials (access keys, secret keys, deployment secrets). Limiting factors: the vulnerable surface is the tunnel gateway/provisioning interfaces specifically and the issue is scoped to on-premises platforms and the affected version range, so environments that do not expose these interfaces to the attacker's network, or that run a fixed version, are not reachable; the precise authentication-abuse technique is not described in the available sources.

Impact

The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N, base 8.7) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity flaw requiring no authentication and no user interaction, with impact confined to confidentiality of the vulnerable system (VC:H, VI:N, VA:N) - consistent with a CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials issue. The real-world weight comes from WHAT is exposed: access keys, secret keys, and deployment secrets, which are reusable credentials an attacker can leverage for follow-on compromise, so the single-dimension (confidentiality) impact understates downstream risk. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_week' (prioritize, but not act_now/emergency). Key exploitation signals are MISSING or absent in the input: no EPSS probability is provided, there is no CISA KEV listing, and no confirmed proof-of-concept - so exploitation likelihood cannot be quantified from the data given. The vulnerability was reported by Mandiant, which lends credibility to the technical finding, but credibility of the report is distinct from evidence of active exploitation. Net: this is a genuine priority (unauthenticated remote credential disclosure with lateral-movement potential), not a high-CVSS-but-low-real-risk issue, though urgency should track the 'this_week' label rather than be treated as an emergency given the absence of KEV and EPSS data.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker with network reach to an on-premises EagleCloud Aquila tunnel gateway or provisioning interface abuses the authentication handling to retrieve stored access keys, secret keys, and deployment secrets without any credentials. Because CVSS indicates AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, no authentication, user interaction, or special timing is needed to reach the interface. No public exploit identified at time of analysis; the only reference is a Mandiant disclosure advisory.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 28, 2026

EagleCloud Aquila on-premises deployments through version 2.6.7.2 expose stored access keys, secret keys, and deployment secrets to unauthenticated remote attackers who abuse authentication handling in the tunnel gateway and provisioning interfaces. The flaw carries a CVSS 4.0 base score of 8.7 (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N) with impact confined to confidentiality (VC:H, VI:N, VA:N), matching an independent assessment of CVSS 3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - the disclosure describes the outcome as privilege escalation, but the measurable effect is read-only access to high-value credentials rather than modification of the system. No CISA KEV listing and no public exploit code were identified in the supplied intelligence, and the vulnerability is triaged as "this_week" priority; exploitation requires that the tunnel gateway or provisioning interfaces be network-reachable on an affected on-premises installation.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch is identified in the supplied data, and no specific fixed version is listed; the disclosure bounds the affected range at 2.6.7.2, so releases later than that fall outside the stated range, but the fixed build should be confirmed against the MNDT-2026-0040 advisory (https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2026/MNDT-2026-0040.md) and the vendor before relying on an upgrade as the complete fix. Because the reachability precondition is network access to the tunnel gateway and provisioning interfaces, the most direct compensating control is to restrict those interfaces to known management networks or a VPN/allowlisted source range, accepting that legitimate tunnel establishment and provisioning traffic from other locations will break until paths are re-established. Fronting the interfaces with an authenticating reverse proxy or bastion adds a layer the vulnerable authentication handling does not control, but it does not remove the underlying credential-exposure defect and can be bypassed if the interfaces remain directly reachable. Given that the disclosed data includes access keys, secret keys, and deployment secrets, treat credentials held by or distributed through affected Aquila deployments as potentially compromised and rotate/reissue them, weighing the operational disruption and the need to re-enroll tunnel gateways and re-provision deployments against the risk of continued use of exposed secrets. Environments that do not expose the tunnel gateway or provisioning interfaces to untrusted networks are not reachable under the documented exploitation conditions.

Affected VersionsENISA

Aquila 0 ≤2.6.7.2

Affected Packages

euvd aquila no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The root cause class is CWE-522, Insufficiently Protected Credentials: secrets that should be held under strong protection - access keys, secret keys, and deployment secrets - are reachable through the product's tunnel gateway and provisioning interfaces, and the authentication handling of those interfaces can be abused to retrieve them. The CPE entry cpe:2.3:a:eaglecloud:aquila:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is an unversioned wildcard, so the upper bound of "through 2.6.7.2" comes from the disclosure text rather than the CPE; the issue is explicitly scoped to on-premises platforms, and hosted or cloud deployments are not stated as affected. The disclosure does not describe the precise authentication-abuse technique, so how the interface authentication is subverted is not established in the available sources - only the consequence (read access to stored secrets) is documented. The CVSS 4.0 vector requires no privileges and no user interaction (PR:N/UI:N) and confirms a confidentiality-only impact, which is consistent with credential disclosure rather than code execution or data tampering.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Mandiant) PRIMARY 8.7 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 7.5 HIGH

Unauthenticated network access to the interface with low complexity (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); impact is confidentiality-only credential disclosure (C:H, I:N, A:N), scope unchanged.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Mandiant).

CVSS VectorVendor: Mandiant

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
High
Vulnerable system: Integrity
None
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Insufficiently Protected Credentials in tunnel gateway and provisioning interfaces in EagleCloud Aquila versions through 2.6.7.2 on on-premises platforms allows unauthenticated remote attackers to escalate privileges via authentication abuse to access the access keys, secret keys, and deployment secrets

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

EagleCloud Aquila on-premises deployments up to version 2.6.7.2 have a high-severity vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read stored access keys, secret keys, and deployment secrets. This affects the confidentiality of critical credentials, potentially enabling broader compromise of cloud and deployment environments. Leadership should prioritize remediation given the high CVSS score and the sensitivity of exposed secrets.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: restrict network access to tunnel gateway and provisioning interfaces to trusted IPs, rotate all exposed secrets immediately, enable logging and monitoring for unauthorized access attempts, and consider network segmentation.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 63% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
obscure vendor, niche on-premises Aquila platform, limited enterprise footprint
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.4%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact
High

Priority Score

44
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +44
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.

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