CVE-2026-34029
Description
Wertheim SafeController Software contains a hard-coded cryptographic key in a DLL, allowing attackers to decrypt sensitive licensing and configuration files.
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Wertheim SafeController Software contains a hard-coded cryptographic key in a DLL, allowing attackers to decrypt sensitive licensing and configuration files.
Vulnerability
Wertheim SafeController Software, AssemblyVersion 6.15.8328.28014, contains a hard-coded cryptographic key in the SafeSystem.Infrastructure.Security.dll component [1]. This key can be extracted by an attacker with access to the application files.
Exploitation
An attacker with local or remote access to the application files (e.g., via a prior compromise or file share) can reverse engineer the DLL to recover the hard-coded cryptographic key [1]. This key is then used to decrypt the licence.whs file, which reveals a second key for decrypting additional configuration files.
Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to decrypt the licence.whs file, obtaining sensitive licensing party information and a secondary key that can decrypt other configuration files [1]. Combined with other vulnerabilities (e.g., CVE-2026-34023), this could lead to broader compromise of the system.
Mitigation
The vendor provides a patch; specific version information was not disclosed [1]. Affected users should contact Wertheim directly for the update and implement defensive measures such as restricting access to application files and applying the principle of least privilege [1].
AI Insight generated on Jun 15, 2026. Synthesized from this CVE's description and the cited reference URLs; citations are validated against the source bundle.
Affected products
1- Range: =6.15.8328.28014
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
Root cause
"A hard-coded cryptographic key is embedded in SafeSystem.Infrastructure.Security.dll, allowing an attacker with file access to recover it and decrypt sensitive license and configuration data."
Attack vector
An attacker who has obtained access to the application's installation directory (e.g., via a prior path-traversal or file-upload vulnerability, or through physical/logical access to the server) can reverse-engineer `SafeSystem.Infrastructure.Security.dll` to recover a hard-coded cryptographic key [ref_id=1]. This key is then used to decrypt the `licence.whs` file, which exposes sensitive licensing-party information and a second key that can decrypt additional configuration files [ref_id=1].
Affected code
The hard-coded cryptographic key resides in the `SafeSystem.Infrastructure.Security.dll` component of the Wertheim SafeController Software (AssemblyVersion 6.15.8328.28014). An attacker with file-system access can reverse-engineer this DLL to extract the embedded secret [ref_id=1].
What the fix does
The advisory does not include a patch or specific remediation steps. To close this vulnerability, the vendor should remove all hard-coded cryptographic secrets from the DLL and instead use a secure key-management mechanism (e.g., the Windows Data Protection API or a hardware security module) so that keys are never stored in plaintext or obfuscatable form within application binaries [ref_id=1].
Preconditions
- inputAttacker must have file-system access to the application's installation directory (e.g., via a prior vulnerability or direct server access).
Generated on Jun 15, 2026. Inputs: CWE entries + fix-commit diffs from this CVE's patches. Citations validated against bundle.
References
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