Hard-coded credentials in Securly Chrome Extension
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-798Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
Version 3.0.7 of the Securly Chrome Extension contains hardcoded, plaintext AES passphrases in securly.min.js. These keys decrypt crisis alert keyword data and intervention site data.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00241 15th 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
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-8876
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ph4h-q38c-6xg4
References
Advisory 1
More Securly vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-07810 Regular expression denial of service in Securly Chrome Extension CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-07801 Version 3.0.7 of the Securly Chrome Extension dynamically registers content13.min.js as a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-07811 Version 3.0.7 of the Securly Chrome Extension uses deprecated SHA-1 hashing for IWF CSAM… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-07803 Version 3.0.7 of the Securly Chrome Extension uses EVP_BytesToKey key derivation with MD5… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-07800 Version 3.0.7 of the Securly Chrome Extension exposes multiple publicly accessible… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-07796 Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Securly Chrome Extension CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-8876 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-8876 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ph4h-q38c-6xg4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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