Active IQ Config Advisor: restore access controls

At a glance

Active IQ Config Advisor: security control bypass. This 2026-06-04 case examines 2 version entries and 2 CVEs, documented releases and checks suited to backup systems, using CERTFR-2026-AVI-0686.

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In this article

Retrospective for 2026-06-04, compiled on 27 October 2026. The date identifies the day being analysed; source publication and revision dates are recorded below.

What this advisory changes in your environment

The starting point is CERTFR-2026-AVI-0686, published on 2026-06-04. Its scope includes Active IQ Config Advisor, Active IQ OneCollect. Reported consequences are security control bypass. These statements apply to the advisory’s scope; they do not assign every consequence to every product or CVE.

This case contains 2 version entries; CVE identifier count: 2. Track remediation by component: a successful overall update does not demonstrate that Active IQ Config Advisor and Active IQ OneCollect each received their respective fix.

Products and versions to examine

Reference
CERTFR-2026-AVI-0686
Source first published
2026-06-04
Latest source revision available for this day
2026-06-04
Named components
Active IQ Config Advisor, Active IQ OneCollect
CVE identifiers
CVE-2026-22055, CVE-2026-22054
ComponentPublished condition
Active IQ Config Advisor< 6.7.4
Active IQ OneCollect< 2.7.4

For Active IQ Config Advisor, the published condition is “< 6.7.4”. Compare the version actually loaded with that condition within its own release branch. A fix installed on another edition of Active IQ Config Advisor does not close this case.

Mechanism and prerequisites

A security bypass challenges a trust boundary. Verify server-side authorisation decisions and alternative paths; hiding an interface is not an access restriction.

The primary record CVE-2026-22055, published by netapp, covers Active IQ OneCollect. The retained revision is dated 2026-06-04. Its scope is presented separately from the integrations and product groupings in CERTFR-2026-AVI-0686.

The published metric for CVE-2026-22055 is CVSS 4.0, 5.3/10. The vector below describes technical prerequisites; it does not measure attack frequency or the likelihood that your deployment is compromised.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N

Attack vector
network
Prior privileges
low
User interaction
none
Complexity
low
Additional attack requirements
none

Choose the appropriate intervention

  1. Locate Active IQ Config Advisor instances, running releases and service owners. Record condition < 6.7.4 in the ticket alongside reference CERTFR-2026-AVI-0686.
  2. Compare the installed branch with the vendor’s Active IQ Config Advisor release notes. Prepare the package for that branch and a dependent-service test, retaining the pre-change state.
  3. After changing Active IQ Config Advisor, capture the loaded version again and verify the workflow below. Any exception needs an owner, an exposure-reduction measure and an expiry date.

Verify the fix in a real workflow

Validation scenario to adapt for Active IQ Config Advisor: For Active IQ Config Advisor, restore a synthetic dataset into an isolated environment and compare it with a reference. Check the management plane separately from the recovery path; a successful backup status does not prove service recovery. This is a proposed defensive check, not a claim that testing was performed against third-party systems.

Limit of case CERTFR-2026-AVI-0686: this analysis replaces neither vendor prerequisites nor investigation of your logs. Only documented versions are reproduced; no attack date or victim is invented.

Questions specific to this case

Which condition should be checked for Active IQ Config Advisor?

Advisory CERTFR-2026-AVI-0686 states: Active IQ Config Advisor — < 6.7.4. Check the edition and running release; do not extend the published boundary to branches absent from the advisory.

Why not use one fix for Active IQ Config Advisor and Active IQ OneCollect?

CERTFR-2026-AVI-0686 distinguishes these components within a scope containing 2 entries. Match each branch to its own update documentation and functional check.

Which prerequisites does record CVE-2026-22055 specify?

For CVE-2026-22055, the published vector is CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N. Verify those conditions on Active IQ OneCollect before applying them to an integration named in CERTFR-2026-AVI-0686.

Sources and related reading

Practical guide : Test a backup restoration from copy to working service

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Complete source advisory inventory

The article table may be an extract. These lists contain every affected-system entry and CVE in the specified advisory revision. They are not an inventory of your assets and do not map every CVE to every product.

Official source · CERTFR-2026-AVI-0686
Advisory revision : · Checked on :

Affected systems · 2

Original French wording is retained to avoid ambiguous translations of version conditions.

  1. Active IQ Config Advisor versions antérieures à 6.7.4
  2. Active IQ OneCollect versions antérieures à 2.7.4
CVE identifiers · 2