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TI-2024-24272 Aliases CVE-2024-36496GHSA-jm6p-8vc7-99q9

Hardcoded credentials in Faronics WINSelect

Priority HIGH 68CWE-798Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.

Summary

The configuration file is encrypted with a static key derived from a static five-character password which allows an attacker to decrypt this file. The application hashes this five-character password with the outdated and broken MD5 algorithm (no salt) and uses the first five bytes as the key for RC4. The configuration file is then encrypted with these parameters.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00693 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed WINSelect (Standard + Enterprise) (Faronics): 8.30.xx.903

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
FaronicsWINSelect (Standard + Enterprise)—8.30.xx.903Patch availableCNA
  • WINSelect (Standard + Enterprise) VendorFaronics Affected — Fixed in 8.30.xx.903 Patch available CNA

CPE names CISA-ADP · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:faronics:winselect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Faronics
  • cpe:2.3:a:faronics:winselect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Faronics

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA WINSelect (Standard + Enterprise) (Faronics) Fixed in 8.30.xx.903

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-36496
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jm6p-8vc7-99q9

References

Exploit 1

Other 2

  • TI-2024-24273 Unhashed Storage of Password CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2023-12895 An issue was discovered in Faronics Insight 10.0.19045 on Windows. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2023-12901 An issue was discovered in Faronics Insight 10.0.19045 on Windows. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-12897 An issue was discovered in Faronics Insight 10.0.19045 on Windows. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-24271 Read/Write Permissions for Everyone on Configuration File CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
  • TI-2023-12896 An issue was discovered in Faronics Insight 10.0.19045 on Windows. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
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Sources

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