FKIE_CVE-2025-4876

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-05-19 16:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 09:34
Severity
6.0 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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.
References
7d616e1a-3288-43b1-a0dd-0a65d3e70a49https://github.com/packetlabs/vulnerability-advisory/blob/main/Disclosures/PL-2025-11315/README.mdThird Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
connectwise risk_assessment *
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