Vulnerability · Published Aug 11, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-73230Ente: 2of3 cards v1 contain a checksum that enables offline guessing of low-entropy secrets
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-severity information exposure in ente from ente. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 5% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
Ente provides end-to-end encrypted cloud services and security tools. Prior to 2026.07.28, Ente 2of3 card format version 1 stored the secret byte length and 32-bit FNV-1a checksum in cleartext on every card, allowing someone with one card to test candidate secrets offline and recover low-entropy or predictable secrets. This issue is fixed in version 2026.07.28.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-200 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References
- https://github.com/ente/ente/security/advisories/GHSA-v6x7-rrch-9q9w x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/ente/ente/pull/11729 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/ente/ente/commit/6681d8370a37c2fc745d3098126ba1ee62bf06a5 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/ente/ente/commit/c3d2e400ae6fa66d5ce7df422136d28805fe1442 x_refsource_MISC