CVE-2026-39920 | BridgeHead FileStore versions prior to 24A (released in earl… | CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL

Description

BridgeHead FileStore versions prior to 24A (released in early 2024) expose the Apache Axis2 administration module on network-accessible endpoints with default credentials that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands. Attackers can authenticate to the admin console using default credentials, upload a malicious Java archive as a web service, and execute arbitrary commands on the host via SOAP requests to the deployed service.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-39920
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 2026-04-07 20:57 UTC
Published: 2026-04-24 15:48 UTC
Last updated: 2026-04-24 18:17 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-1188
CWE-1188 Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Defau…
Vendor / Product: BridgeHead Software / FileStore
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.8 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC — CISA Coordinator

Exploitation: PoC
Automatable: yes
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
BridgeHead Software	FileStore	—	0 < 24A

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-1188	cna	CWE-1188 Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
CWE-1391	cna	CWE-1391 Use of Weak Credentials

CVSS scores (2)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
9.8	CRITICAL	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.3	CRITICAL	4.0	cna	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References (5)