CVE-2021-41094CWE-668

Mandatory encryption at rest can be bypassed (UI) in Wire app

Medium · published October 4, 2021

CVSS v3.1
4.2
EPSS
0%
Percentile
6.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Wire is an open source secure messenger. Users of Wire by Bund may bypass the mandatory encryption at rest feature by simply disabling their device passcode. Upon launching, the app will attempt to enable encryption at rest by generating encryption keys via the Secure Enclave, however it will fail silently if no device passcode is set. The user has no indication that encryption at rest is not active since the feature is hidden to them. This issue has been resolved in version 3.70

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.2 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00175 · 6.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-668 · Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere
Published
2021-10-04T18:20Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 OCT 18:20Z
    Mandatory encryption at rest can be bypassed (UI) in Wire app
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