CVE-2025-4876CWE-321

Hardcoded Key Revealed in ConnectWise Password Encryption Utility

Medium · published May 19, 2025

CVSS v3.1
6.0
EPSS
0%
Percentile
1.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

ConnectWise-Password-Encryption-Utility.exe in ConnectWise Risk Assessment allows an attacker to extract a hardcoded AES decryption key via reverse engineering. This key is embedded in plaintext within the binary and used in cryptographic operations without dynamic key management. Once obtained the key can be used to decrypt CSV input files used for authenticated network scanning.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.0 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00107 · 1.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-321 · Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
Published
2025-05-19T16:04Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 MAY 16:04Z
    Hardcoded Key Revealed in ConnectWise Password Encryption Utility
    cvelistv5