CVE-2026-76155 Overview
CVE-2026-76155 is a critical vulnerability in Datiphy Data Management Center versions v8.3.0 through v8.5.1. The product ships with default administrator credentials that remain active on deployed instances. A remote attacker can authenticate to the management platform using those documented credentials and gain full administrative access. The weakness is categorized under CWE-1392: Use of Default Credentials.
Critical Impact
Unauthenticated network-based attackers can log in with vendor default credentials and take complete administrative control of the Datiphy Data Management Center, exposing all monitored database activity and configuration.
Affected Products
- Datiphy Data Management Center v8.3.0
- Datiphy Data Management Center versions between v8.3.0 and v8.5.1
- Datiphy Data Management Center v8.5.1
Discovery Timeline
- 2026-08-21 - CVE-2026-76155 published to NVD
- 2026-08-26 - Last updated in NVD database
Technical Details for CVE-2026-76155
Vulnerability Analysis
The Datiphy Data Management Center is a centralized console used to administer database activity monitoring and data governance policies. Versions v8.3.0 through v8.5.1 ship with a preconfigured administrator account. The installation process does not require operators to rotate or invalidate that account before exposing the management interface. Any attacker who reaches the login endpoint over the network can authenticate as an administrator.
Administrative access to the management platform yields control over policy definitions, connected database inventories, audit logs, and user accounts. Attackers can disable monitoring, exfiltrate historical query records, or pivot into monitored database backends by altering agent configurations. The Zuso AI advisory tracks this issue as an authentication weakness rather than a code-level flaw.
Root Cause
The root cause is an insecure default configuration. The vendor ships a known administrator credential and does not enforce a first-login credential reset. Operators who deploy the appliance without hardening it retain the shipped account intact.
Attack Vector
The attack is remote and unauthenticated in practice. An attacker locates a Datiphy management interface reachable on the network, submits the default administrator username and password to the login form, and receives an authenticated session. No user interaction, phishing, or exploit chain is required. Because the credential is static across affected builds, mass scanning against exposed management interfaces is straightforward.
No verified public exploit code is available. See the Zuso AI Security Advisory for vendor-facing details.
Detection Methods for CVE-2026-76155
Indicators of Compromise
- Successful administrator logins to the Datiphy Data Management Center from IP addresses outside approved administration ranges.
- Creation, modification, or deletion of monitoring policies, audit rules, or user accounts without a corresponding change ticket.
- Sudden gaps or truncations in database activity audit logs collected by Datiphy agents.
- Configuration exports or bulk log downloads initiated from the management console outside business hours.
Detection Strategies
- Alert on any authentication event to the Datiphy console using the vendor default administrator username.
- Baseline expected administrator source addresses and flag deviations from that list.
- Correlate management console configuration changes with change-management records to surface unauthorized edits.
Monitoring Recommendations
- Forward Datiphy Data Management Center authentication and audit logs to a centralized SIEM for retention and correlation.
- Monitor network flows to the management interface TCP ports and restrict them to a defined jump host allowlist.
- Track outbound connections from the management appliance to detect data staging or beacon activity following a successful login.
How to Mitigate CVE-2026-76155
Immediate Actions Required
- Change the default administrator password on every Datiphy Data Management Center instance running v8.3.0 through v8.5.1.
- Remove the management interface from any internet-exposed network segment and place it behind a VPN or jump host.
- Review audit logs for prior administrative logins and enumerate any configuration changes made since deployment.
- Rotate credentials, API keys, and service accounts that the management platform stores or brokers.
Patch Information
No fixed version is listed in the NVD entry at the time of publication. Consult the Zuso AI Security Advisory and contact Datiphy support for a build that removes the default credential or enforces a first-login credential reset.
Workarounds
- Enforce a strong, unique administrator password immediately after installation and disable or rename the default account where the product permits.
- Restrict access to the management console using firewall rules, network ACLs, or a reverse proxy that requires additional authentication.
- Enable multi-factor authentication on the management console if supported by the deployed version.
- Audit all local accounts on the appliance and remove any that are not required for operations.
# Configuration example: restrict access to the Datiphy management interface
# Replace 10.0.0.0/24 with your administration subnet and <mgmt-ip> with the appliance address
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -d <mgmt-ip> --dport 443 -s 10.0.0.0/24 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -d <mgmt-ip> --dport 443 -j DROP
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