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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/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
Unauthenticated network token forgery (PR:N/AV:N/AC:L) yields domain-admin RCE crossing the auth boundary, so Scope:Changed and full C/I/A impact.
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CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck
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3DescriptionCVE.org
CentreStack before 17.5 contains a hardcoded cryptographic key vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to forge arbitrary encrypted tokens by exploiting a static SysNumber value used as entropy for AccessTicket.Encrypt() and AccessTicket.Decrypt() across all installations. Attackers can use the hardcoded key to craft valid x-glad-auth headers and call privileged API endpoints such as acquiretenantbackuptoken to obtain a domain administrator IdentityTicket, enabling a complete unauthenticated remote code execution chain.
AnalysisAI
Unauthenticated remote code execution in Gladinet CentreStack before 17.5 stems from a hardcoded cryptographic key (a static SysNumber used as entropy for AccessTicket.Encrypt/Decrypt across all installations), letting attackers forge valid x-glad-auth headers, invoke privileged endpoints like acquiretenantbackuptoken, and escalate to a domain administrator IdentityTicket for full server takeover. Reported by VulnCheck and carrying a CVSS 4.0 base of 9.3, it is remotely exploitable against default configurations with no authentication or user interaction. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing is confirmed in the provided data, so at time of analysis there is no public exploit identified.
Technical ContextAI
CentreStack is a Gladinet file-sync-and-share and remote-access platform (cpe:2.3:a:gladinet:centrestack) commonly deployed as a self-hosted enterprise gateway over IIS/.NET. The root cause is CWE-321 (Use of a Hard-coded Cryptographic Key): the AccessTicket subsystem derives its encryption/decryption entropy from a static SysNumber value that is identical across every installation. Because the same key protects and validates authentication tickets everywhere, knowledge of that single embedded secret lets an attacker deterministically produce ciphertext the server will accept as authentic - collapsing the entire token-based trust model and permitting forgery of the x-glad-auth header used to authorize API calls.
RemediationAI
Upgrade to CentreStack 17.5 or later, which is the fixed release boundary indicated by the 'before 17.5' affected range (Vendor-released patch: 17.5); confirm the exact build against the VulnCheck advisory at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/centrestack-hardcoded-key-token-forgery-rce and the vendor at https://www.centrestack.com/ before deploying. Until patched, restrict network exposure of the CentreStack management and API surface - place it behind a VPN or IP allowlist and block untrusted access to the privileged endpoints (for example acquiretenantbackuptoken) at a reverse proxy or WAF, accepting that this may break legitimate remote-client or tenant-backup functionality. Because the root cause is a shared static key rather than a configuration option, there is no reliable in-product toggle to disable it, so network isolation and prompt upgrade are the effective controls; monitor for anomalous x-glad-auth usage and unexpected IdentityTicket issuance as a detective measure.
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