CVE-2026-44159: CWE-1392 Use of Default Credentials in Tyler Technologies TID-L
Tyler Technologies' product Tyler Identity Local (TID-L) uses documented default administrative credentials that users are not required to change before deployment. The product has not been distributed since December 2020 and has not been supported since 2021. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain full control due to the use of default credentials. The CVSS score is 9. 8, indicating a critical severity with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-44159 identifies a critical vulnerability in Tyler Technologies' Tyler Identity Local (TID-L) product, where default administrative credentials are documented and not required to be changed before deployment. This results in an unauthenticated attacker being able to remotely access the system with full administrative privileges. The product is no longer distributed or supported, which means no official patches or fixes are available. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, reflecting its critical nature and the ease of exploitation due to network accessibility and lack of authentication barriers.
Potential Impact
An attacker can gain full administrative access remotely without authentication by using default credentials. This compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. Since the product is unsupported and no patches are available, affected deployments remain vulnerable indefinitely unless mitigated by other means such as network isolation or decommissioning.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is available because the product has been unsupported since 2021 and not distributed since 2020. Users should discontinue use of Tyler Identity Local (TID-L) and replace it with supported solutions. If continued use is unavoidable, restrict network access to the system to trusted administrators only and change default credentials if possible. Monitor for unauthorized access attempts. Patch status is not yet confirmed due to lack of vendor advisory; however, given the product lifecycle, no fix is expected.
CVE-2026-44159: CWE-1392 Use of Default Credentials in Tyler Technologies TID-L
Description
Tyler Technologies' product Tyler Identity Local (TID-L) uses documented default administrative credentials that users are not required to change before deployment. The product has not been distributed since December 2020 and has not been supported since 2021. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain full control due to the use of default credentials. The CVSS score is 9. 8, indicating a critical severity with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-44159 identifies a critical vulnerability in Tyler Technologies' Tyler Identity Local (TID-L) product, where default administrative credentials are documented and not required to be changed before deployment. This results in an unauthenticated attacker being able to remotely access the system with full administrative privileges. The product is no longer distributed or supported, which means no official patches or fixes are available. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, reflecting its critical nature and the ease of exploitation due to network accessibility and lack of authentication barriers.
Potential Impact
An attacker can gain full administrative access remotely without authentication by using default credentials. This compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. Since the product is unsupported and no patches are available, affected deployments remain vulnerable indefinitely unless mitigated by other means such as network isolation or decommissioning.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is available because the product has been unsupported since 2021 and not distributed since 2020. Users should discontinue use of Tyler Identity Local (TID-L) and replace it with supported solutions. If continued use is unavoidable, restrict network access to the system to trusted administrators only and change default credentials if possible. Monitor for unauthorized access attempts. Patch status is not yet confirmed due to lack of vendor advisory; however, given the product lifecycle, no fix is expected.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- cisa-cg
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-05T14:32:29.625Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a0c757aec166c07b0b402a6
Added to database: 5/19/2026, 2:36:42 PM
Last enriched: 5/19/2026, 2:51:51 PM
Last updated: 5/19/2026, 3:48:32 PM
Views: 3
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