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TI-2026-75003 Aliases CVE-2026-105035

Hard-coded AES key in EnergizeLab FirmwareUpdater lets attackers forge firmware

Priority LOW 35CWE-321Published · Updated

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

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00199 9th 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
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
EnergizeLabFirmwareUpdaterall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • 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

  1. 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-105035
  2. 2026-10-16 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  3. 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • TI-2026-75006 EnergizeLab Eilik lacks authentication on AI model administration CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • 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
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Sources

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