AJA HELO Plus < 2.1.7 Hardcoded AES Passphrase for Diagnostics Export Bundle
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-321.
Summary
AJA HELO Plus firmware before 2.1.7 contains an information disclosure vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to decrypt sensitive diagnostics bundles by exploiting a static AES passphrase embedded in obfuscated form within the firmware. Attackers can reverse engineer the publicly available firmware image to recover the shared passphrase and decrypt diagnostics export bundles retrieved from the unauthenticated diagnostics endpoint on any affected device, exposing highly sensitive server information.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJA Video Systems | HELO Plus | before 2.1.7 | 2.1.7 | Patch available | CNA |
- HELO Plus VendorAJA Video Systems Affected before 2.1.7 Fixed in 2.1.7 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA HELO Plus (AJA Video Systems) Fixed in 2.1.7
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
AJA Video Systems HELO Plus — aja.com/security-advisories/aja-sa-2026-003
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-34696 AJA HELO Plus < 2.1.7 Stored XSS via System Name ParameterPriority LOW 24
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-47097
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pp2h-qx3j-9gxh
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
More AJA Video Systems vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-34696 AJA HELO Plus < 2.1.7 Stored XSS via System Name Parameter CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-47097 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-47097 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pp2h-qx3j-9gxh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-47097 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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