Hardcoded Key Revealed in ConnectWise Password Encryption Utility
Priority LOW 26CWE-321Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-321.
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00107 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
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ConnectWise | Risk Assessment | All versions prior to deprecation (July 2023) | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Risk Assessment VendorConnectWise Affected All versions prior to deprecation (July 2023) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:connectwise:risk_assessment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2023-07-01 | Vulnerable | ConnectWise |
- cpe:2.3:a:connectwise:risk_assessment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2023-07-01 Vulnerable ·ConnectWise
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-4876
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-prf9-gx8m-9cfq
References
Sources
- CVE-2025-4876 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-4876 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-prf9-gx8m-9cfq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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