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Vulnerability · Published May 19, 2025 · Assigned by ConnectWise

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

Medium 6.0

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Risk Assessment from ConnectWise. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 1% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.0Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
ConnectWise Risk Assessment All versions prior to deprecation (July 2023)

Weakness: CWE-321 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

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