Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Oct 25, 2026
CVE-2026-116071
CVE-2026-116071
Description
rotki before 1.44.2 contains a weak key derivation vulnerability that allows attackers to brute-force backups because the premium sync key is a single unsalted SHA-256 of the user password. Attackers who obtain an uploaded backup blob can run GPU-parallel offline password guessing and decrypt the database containing exchange API keys, secrets, wallet addresses and transaction history.
Affected products
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Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/rotki/rotki/blob/v1.44.1/rotkehlchen/crypto.pynvd
- github.com/rotki/rotki/blob/v1.44.1/rotkehlchen/data_handler.pynvd
- github.com/rotki/rotki/issues/13393nvd
- github.com/rotki/rotki/pull/13401nvd
- github.com/rotki/rotki/releases/tag/v1.44.2nvd
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rotki-before-1.44.2-weak-key-derivation-for-premium-cloud-backup-encryptionnvd
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