CFNext Admin Password Recovery via MD5-Derived Subscription UUID
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
CFNext before 3.1.0 derives the subscription UUID as an MD5 hash of the admin password with a fixed public salt, a weakness classified as CWE-760. Anyone holding a subscription link can brute-force the password offline, since there is no rate limiting. The recovered password opens the admin panel, which exposes stored Trojan, Clash, Telegram and Cloudflare API secrets.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07
Description from the CNA
CFNext before 3.1.0 contains a weak cryptographic derivation vulnerability that allows subscription link holders to recover the admin password because the subscription UUID is an MD5 of the password with a fixed public salt. Attackers can brute-force the password offline without rate limiting, log into the admin panel, and read stored Trojan, Clash, Telegram and Cloudflare API secrets.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
Remediation
Upgrade CFNext to 3.1.0, which fixes this issue.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07
- Fix · CNA CFNext (PAICNI) Fixed in 3.1.0
Timeline
- 2026-11-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-121450
- 2026-11-03 Alias added: GHSA-49q7-xccc-p35m
- 2026-11-05 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-11-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-07 Priority changed: LOW → HIGH
References
Patch 1
Sources
- CVE-2026-121450 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-121450 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-49q7-xccc-p35m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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