CVE-2025-4876 (GCVE-0-2025-4876)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-19 16:04 – Updated: 2025-09-03 16:33
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Summary
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.
Severity ?
6 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-321 - Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
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Vendor Product Version
ConnectWise Risk Assessment Affected: All versions prior to deprecation (July 2023)
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Credits
Joey Melo (jmelo@packetlabs.net) Ian Lin (ilin@packetlabs.net)
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