CVE-2025-27459 (GCVE-0-2025-27459)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-03 11:33 – Updated: 2025-07-03 13:15
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
CVE-2025-27459
Summary
The VNC application stores its passwords encrypted within the registry but uses DES for encryption. As DES is broken, the original passwords can be recovered.
Severity
4.4 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-07-03 12:59 UTC
CWE
- CWE-257 - Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.endress.com | x_Endress+Hauser |
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| https://www.sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2025/… | x_The canonical URL. |
| https://www.sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2025/… | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endress+Hauser | Endress+Hauser MEAC300-FNADE4 |
Affected:
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|
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