Description
Kofax Capture, now referred to as Tungsten Capture, version 6.0.0.0 (other versions may be affected) exposes a deprecated .NET Remoting HTTP channel on port 2424 via the Ascent Capture Service that is accessible without authentication and uses a default, publicly known endpoint identifier. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit .NET Remoting object unmarshalling techniques to instantiate a remote System.Net.WebClient object and read arbitrary files from the server filesystem, write attacker-controlled files to the server, or coerce NTLMv2 authentication to an attacker-controlled host, enabling sensitive credential disclosure, denial of service, remote code execution, or lateral movement depending on service account privileges and network environment.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tungsten Automation | Tungsten Capture (formerly Kofax Capture) | 6.0.0.0 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
GitHub 1 repository
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SieBRUM/CVE-2026-23751-poc ★ 0 · Aug 28, 2026
Patched RemotingClient to exploit CVE-2026-23751 (Tungsten Automation - Kofax Capture Unauthenticated File Read/Write, Remote Code Execution and SMB coercion via .NET HTTP Remoting)
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- https://gist.github.com/VAMorales/3888941d6e5efdd4b2e673e999f68ca2 technical-description exploit
- https://docshield.tungstenautomation.com/Portal/Products/en_US/KC/11.1.0-40hy9nfk91/KC.htm product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kofax-capture-unauthenticated-file-read-write-smb-coercion-via-net-remoting third-party-advisory