Weak password encoding in STER
Priority LOW 24CWE-261Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Use of a weak password encoding algorithm in STER software allows the value of the password to be guessed after analyzing how passwords with known values are encoded. This issue was fixed in version 9.5.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00096 0th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed STER (Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy): 9.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy | STER | before 9.5 | 9.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- STER VendorCentralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy Affected before 9.5 Fixed in 9.5 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA STER (Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy) Fixed in 9.5
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy STER 9.5
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-20713 SQL Injection in STERPriority LOW 39
- TI-2026-20715 Lack of traffic encryption in STERPriority LOW 11
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-25607
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-86fv-7c2x-fgx6
References
More Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-20713 SQL Injection in STER CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-20715 Lack of traffic encryption in STER CVSS 4.0LOW 2.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-25607 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-25607 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-86fv-7c2x-fgx6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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