CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-7846

Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

Published: Feb 24, 2021 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
8.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Helpcom before v10.0 contains a file download and execution vulnerability caused by storing hardcoded cryptographic key. It finally leads to a file download and execution via access to crafted web page.

Weakness

The use of a hard-coded cryptographic key significantly increases the possibility that encrypted data may be recovered.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Helpcom Cnesty * 10.0 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References