CVE-2025-4876 – Hardcoded Key Revealed in ConnectWise Password Encryption Utility

https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2025-4876

19 May 2025 — 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. ConnectWise-Password-Encryption-Utility.exe in ConnectWise Risk Assessment allows an attacker to extract a hardcoded AES decrypt... • https://github.com/packetlabs/vulnerability-advisory/blob/main/Disclosures/PL-2025-11315/README.md • CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials •