Patterson Dental Eaglesoft 21 has AES-256 encryption but there are two ways to obtain a…
Priority LOW 35CWE-798Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
Patterson Dental Eaglesoft 21 has AES-256 encryption but there are two ways to obtain a keyfile: (1) keybackup.data > License > Encryption Key or (2) Eaglesoft.Server.Configuration.data > DbEncryptKeyPrimary > Encryption Key. Applicable files are encrypted with keys and salt that are hardcoded into a DLL or EXE file.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00117 1st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pattersondental:eaglesoft:21.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.0 | Vulnerable | Pattersondental |
- cpe:2.3:a:pattersondental:eaglesoft:21.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0 Vulnerable ·Pattersondental
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-37710
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xxx6-f4cg-v662
References
More Pattersondental Eaglesoft vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-14089 Patterson Application Service in Patterson Eaglesoft 18 through 21 accepts the same… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-37710 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-37710 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xxx6-f4cg-v662 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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