# CVE-2026-46458: Credential exposure in ICU Scandinavia Boomerang

> Unauthenticated attackers can retrieve plaintext service account and SMTP credentials by accessing exposed XML files via static HTTP.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 15 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pc6h-25p2-384f

## What is CVE-2026-46458?

CVE-2026-46458 is a high-severity vulnerability in ICU Scandinavia Boomerang, published on 15 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

ICU Scandinavia Boomerang is vulnerable to an information disclosure flaw where sensitive credential files are exposed via static HTTP. This allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to retrieve plaintext service account and SMTP credentials by requesting specific XML files from the webroot.
This issue has been fixed in version 2.4.18.029

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-46458?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-46458?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-46458 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-46458 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-46458 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-46458 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-46458 is a high-severity vulnerability in ICU Scandinavia Boomerang, published on 15 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-46458 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ICU Scandinavia Boomerang. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46458/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46458/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46458
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46458
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-46458

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46458/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.