CVE-2026-118991
CallBackery versions before 0.62.0 for Perl encrypt configuration backups with the padded password…
- Risk score
- 50/100
- CVSS
- 7.5 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.1%
- Published
- 30 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- CallBackery versions before 0.62.0 for Perl encrypt configuration backups with the padded password as the AES key. getCrypt() pads the backup password with "x" characters and cuts it to 32 bytes to form the AES key, with no salt and no key derivation. The first block of a backup holds a 16 hex digit length field, so d…
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Upgrade the product to 0.62.0 or later.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 7.5 high
- Remotely exploitable without logging in
References
Original description
CallBackery versions before 0.62.0 for Perl encrypt configuration backups with the padded password as the AES key. getCrypt() pads the backup password with "x" characters and cuts it to 32 bytes to form the AES key, with no salt and no key derivation. The first block of a backup holds a 16 hex digit length field, so decrypting one block confirms a password guess at raw AES speed. An attacker who obtains a backup can recover its password by fast offline guessing, and with it every credential the backup holds.
Last activity 30 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.