Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 19, 2025· Updated Sep 3, 2025
Hardcoded Key Revealed in ConnectWise Password Encryption Utility
CVE-2025-4876
Description
ConnectWise-Password-Encryption-Utility.exe in ConnectWise Risk Assessment allows an attacker to extract a hardcoded AES decryption key via reverse engineering. This key is embedded in plaintext within the binary and used in cryptographic operations without dynamic key management. Once obtained the key can be used to decrypt CSV input files used for authenticated network scanning.
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- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: All versions prior to deprecation (July 2023)
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