EUVD-2026-70869
GHSA-fq5x-c72w-p2cq
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Network-accessible key-retrieval endpoint responds to hardcoded password with no auth; pure confidentiality impact, no integrity or availability effect.
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CVSS VectorVendor: twcert
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SmartIT Desktop Manager developed by Lightstar has a Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability. Unauthenticated remote attackers can obtain a specific password from the source code, which can be used to retrieve the AES encryption key used for communication.
AnalysisAI
Hard-coded credentials in SmartIT Desktop Manager by Lightstar expose the AES symmetric key protecting all client-server communications. Unauthenticated remote attackers who can obtain the application binary or source - typical for distributed client software - can extract a static embedded password, use it to retrieve the AES encryption key, and subsequently decrypt the product's communication channel. …
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Vulnerability AssessmentAI
| Exploitation | The attacker must first obtain the SmartIT Desktop Manager application binary or source to extract the hardcoded password; for any broadly distributed management-agent software this is trivial (install the client, then apply static analysis). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The CVSS 4.0 score of 8.7 (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N) reflects a network-accessible, unauthenticated, low-complexity attack with high confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability consequence. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in. |
| Remediation | Consult the TWCERT advisory at https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-11177-13ca3-2.html for the vendor-released patch; no exact fixed version was confirmed in the available input data, so 'patch available per vendor advisory' is the most specific claim supportable. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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