Hard-coded AES key in EnergizeLab FirmwareUpdater lets attackers forge firmware
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-321.
Summary
The EnergizeLab FirmwareUpdater uses a single hard-coded AES key shared by all installations. An attacker who recovers the key from the updater can decrypt and forge firmware packages for any device that trusts it. The flaw is classified as CWE-321.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
The EnergizeLab FirmwareUpdater (AArch64 ELF, distributed in the CDN bin.zip) uses a single hard-coded AES key shared by all installations. An attacker who recovers the key from the updater can decrypt and forge firmware packages for any device that trusts it.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EnergizeLab | FirmwareUpdater | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- FirmwareUpdater VendorEnergizeLab Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for EnergizeLab FirmwareUpdater.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-105035
- 2026-10-16 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More EnergizeLab vulnerabilities
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- TI-2026-75000 Unauthenticated path traversal in EnergizeLab Eilik AI skill upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-75007 EnergizeLab station middleware admin APIs lack role checks CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2026-75005 Path traversal in EnergizeLab station-middleware allows file reads CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2026-75002 EnergizeLab Eilik issues device tokens without authentication CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-75008 Mass assignment in EnergizeLab Eilik enables account takeover CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
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