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RTFM: Read The Fatal Manual – When Vendor Documentation Creates Critical Attack Paths
<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong><em>TL;DR: </em></strong><em>Trusted vendor documentation across 16 major technology companies were actively guiding administrators to deploy critical misconfigurations (often Active Directory Certificate Services) – a misconfiguration known by the community for over four years. These documentation flaws create attack paths that can be worse than traditi
MITRE ATT&CK techniques
Indicators of compromise
- CVE-2026-0872cve
- https://www.bsidesprg.cz/#program:~:text=RTFM%20%2D%20Read%20The%20Fatal%20Manual%3A%20When%20Documentation%20Creates%20Critical%20Misconfigurationurl
- https://community.cyberark.com/s/feed/0D5Vy00001oD7i3KACurl
- https://web.archive.org/web/20251129062247/https:/medium.com/@Debugger/from-vendor-to-esc3-esc4-3f7d2d9fbde7url
- https://www.manageengine.com/mobile-device-management/help/certificate_management/ad_cs_certificate_template_guidance.htmlurl
- https://netwrix.com/en/resources/blog/how-i-got-domain-admin-via-safenet-agent-for-windows-logon-through-esc1/url
- https://www.cve.org/cverecord?id=CVE-2026-0872url
- https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/products/security/secure-client/index.htmlurl
- https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/vpn_client/anyconnect/Cisco-Secure-Client-5/admin/guide/b-cisco-secure-client-admin-guide-5-1/configure_vpn.htmlurl
- https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/vpn_client/anyconnect/anyconnect410/administration/guide/b-anyconnect-admin-guide-4-10/configure_vpn.htmlurl
- https://www.webex.com/us/en/products/suite/enterprise-cloud-calling/CUCM.htmlurl
- https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/unified-communications/unified-communications-manager-callmanager/214501-configure-automatic-certificate-enrollme.html#toc-hId--471101275url
- https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/products/networking/wireless/wireless-lan-controllers/catalyst-9800-series/index.htmlurl
- https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/wireless-mobility/wireless-lan-management/215557-configure-scep-for-locally-significant-c.htmlurl
- https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/citrix-endpoint-management/endpoint-managementurl
- https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/citrix-endpoint-management/authentication/client-certificate.html#adding-the-template-to-certificate-authorityurl
- https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenmobile/server/install-configure.htmlurl
- https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenmobile/server/authentication/client-certificate.html#adding-the-template-to-certificate-authorityurl
- https://docs.cyberark.com/identity/latest/en/content/getstarted/welcome.htmurl
- https://docs.cyberark.com/identity/latest/en/content/coreservices/connector/ad-certificates.htmurl
- https://delinea.com/products/server-pamurl
- https://delinea.com/products/server-suiteurl
- https://docs.delinea.com/online-help/server-suite/install/deployment/permissions/index.htm#MicrosoftPasswordSynchronizationServiceurl
- https://delinea.com/products/cloud-suiteurl
- https://docs.delinea.com/online-help/cloud-suite/connectors/create-certificate-ms-ca.htm?Highlight=creating%20a%20connector%20machineurl
- https://www.entrust.com/products/cryptographic-security-platformurl
- https://api.managed.entrust.com/csp/1.2/Integrating-a-Microsoft-CA-with-the-Entrust-Proxy.htmlurl
- https://api.managed.entrust.com/csp/1.0.0/Creating-Windows-certificate-templates-for-the-Entrust-WSTEP-Service.htmlurl
- https://www.ftsafe.com/products/FIDOurl
- https://fido.ftsafe.com/enroll-windows-smart-card-logon-certificates-on-behalf-of-other-users/url
- https://anyware.hp.com/url
- https://anyware.hp.com/web-help/cas_manager_as_a_service/url
- https://anyware.hp.com/web-help/cas_manager_as_a_service/anyware_manager_service/admin_console/fed_auth/awm_preparing_sso/#by-active-directory-certification-authority-web-enrollmenturl
- https://anyware.hp.com/find/product/zero-clientsurl
- https://anyware.hp.com/web-help/pcoip_zero_client/tera2/25.10/config_8021x_network_device_authentication/#create-a-certificate-template-for-8021x-client-authenticationurl
- https://www.iru.com/products/endpoint/url
- https://support.kandji.io/kb/active-directory-certificate-services-ad-cs-integration-create-a-computer-certificate-templateurl
- https://www.manageengine.com/mobile-device-management/help/introduction/mobile_device_manager_plus.htmlurl
- https://www.manageengine.com/mobile-device-management/help/certificate_management/mdm_integrating_microsoft_adcs.html#prerequrl
- https://www.omnissa.com/products/workspace-one-unified-endpoint-management/url