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Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

CVE-2021-38461

High
8.2/10

Summary

The affected product uses a hard-coded blowfish key for encryption/decryption processes. The key can be easily extracted from binaries.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • NONE

CWE-321 - Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

The use of a hard-coded cryptographic key significantly increases the possibility that encrypted data may be recovered.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published