Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain persistent access near EAM deployment
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ExploitExtract or cryptanalyze the static RSA private key
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ExecutionReuse non-rotatable key to forge/impersonate X.509 certs
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ImpactSustain unauthorized access with no rotation to revoke
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A04:2025 - Cryptographic Failures
ASVS 5.0
V11 - Cryptography Encryption strength requirements
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| Exploitation Conditions | The weakness is inherent to any deployment of Imprivata Enterprise Access Management at version 26.2.6 or earlier that generates X.509 certificates - the product provides no post-deployment RSA key-pair rotation mechanism, so the condition is simply running an affected version over time. Realized harm is strongly limited: there is no described direct attack that leaks data, and impact only materializes if the static private key is separately compromised via theft, insider access, or cryptanalysis over its indefinite lifetime. There is no PoC and no observed exploitation; this is a cryptographic lifecycle deficiency, not a turnkey remote exploit. |
| Impact | This is a low-priority, best-practice cryptographic hygiene finding rather than a directly exploitable vulnerability. All exploitation signals are cold: EPSS is 0.07% (0th percentile), there is no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit code has been identified. The CISA SSVC decision framework reinforces this - Exploitation is scored 'none' (no observed or PoC exploitation), and although Automatable is 'yes', Technical Impact is only 'partial'. The published CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/C:H = 7.5) appears inflated relative to the described weakness: the CWE-326 issue is that Imprivata EAM cannot rotate its RSA key pair after deployment, meaning a single key is used indefinitely for X.509 certificate generation. This is a latent design deficiency that increases long-term exposure to key compromise or cryptanalysis - it is NOT a standalone remote path that yields confidentiality loss on its own. There is no attacker action described that directly reads data; C:H would only be realized if the fixed key were separately compromised (by cryptanalytic effort or exfiltration over its indefinite lifetime). The AV:N/AC:L/PR:N framing overstates ease relative to that prerequisite. Net: high nominal CVSS but low real-world urgency - remediate as crypto lifecycle hygiene, not as an emergency. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | Because Imprivata EAM reuses one RSA key pair indefinitely for certificate generation, an attacker who obtains that private key (through theft, insider access, or long-horizon cryptanalysis) can impersonate the service or decrypt/forge certificates indefinitely, since the deployment provides no mechanism to rotate and invalidate the compromised key. No direct network exploit is described and no public proof-of-concept exists; realized impact depends entirely on a separate key-compromise event that the missing rotation capability makes permanent. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 24, 2026
Imprivata Enterprise Access Management at version 26.2.6 and earlier ships with no capability to rotate the RSA key pair it uses when generating X.509 certificates, so the same static private key can remain in service indefinitely. An attacker cannot exploit this over the network to steal data on its own; the exposure only materializes if that long-lived key is separately obtained through theft, insider access, or eventual cryptanalysis, after which past and future certificate-based trust relationships could be undermined. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation, and EPSS rates the issue at roughly 0.07 percent (0th percentile), consistent with this being a cryptographic lifecycle and hygiene deficiency rather than a directly exploitable remote flaw.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis; consult the CERT/CC advisory at https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/273940 (and EUVD-2026-85537) for the current vendor position on a fixed build before planning changes. Because the product itself cannot rotate the RSA key pair, the practical compensating control is to re-key manually: generate a fresh RSA key pair and re-issue all X.509 certificates that depend on the existing pair, then retire the old key, repeating on a defined cryptoperiod schedule - the trade-off is certificate re-issuance and the service restarts, trust-store updates, and possible client re-enrollment that follow, so it should be staged in a maintenance window. Where manual re-keying is not yet feasible, reduce the window in which a stolen key matters by protecting the private key material with an HSM or equivalent key store, tightening filesystem, backup, and administrative access to the key so that the insider-theft and exfiltration paths required to realize any impact are closed, and logging and alerting on access to key material; note that these controls mitigate but do not eliminate the underlying lifecycle deficiency. Network-exposure reduction should be treated as secondary here, since the assessed vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N) does not describe an unauthenticated remote exploit path, and blanket blocking of the service interface would trade availability for little gain.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The affected component is the certificate-authority / certificate-generation function embedded in Imprivata Enterprise Access Management, tracked by the wildcard CPE cpe:2.3:a:imprivata:imprivata_enterprise_access_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* and covering all releases through 26.2.6. Root cause is classed as CWE-326 (Inadequate Encryption Strength), but in practice the deficiency is one of key management and lifecycle: the product generates an RSA key pair for X.509 certificate issuance at deployment and provides no supported mechanism to re-key or roll that pair afterward, which conflicts with standard practice that limits the cryptoperiod of a signing or issuing key. Because the weakness is architectural rather than a parsing or memory-safety bug, there is no request path or input an unauthenticated remote party can manipulate to trigger disclosure, and the CERT/CC advisory (VU#273940) frames it as a best-practice gap. The vendor-published CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, 7.5) assumes a direct confidentiality hit; the independent assessment instead scores AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N, reflecting that high complexity and only partial impact apply because harm requires the static private key to be compromised through a separate channel before any confidentiality loss occurs.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
No direct exploit path; impact requires prior/independent key compromise or cryptanalysis over the key's indefinite life, hence AC:H and only C:L rather than C:H.
Primary rating from Vendor (certcc).
CVSS VectorVendor: certcc
Lifecycle Timeline
3DescriptionCVE.org
Imprivata EAM <=26.2.6 lacks the ability to rotate its RSA key pair after deployment when generating an X.509 certificate. Using an RSA key pair indefinitely for certificate generation is against best practices.
Executive ViewAI
Imprivata Enterprise Access Management (version 26.2.6 and earlier) uses a static RSA key pair for X.509 certificate generation with no built-in rotation capability, leaving the same long-lived private key in service indefinitely and creating a persistent cryptographic trust exposure. Although the flaw is not remotely exploitable and no public exploit has been identified, a compromise of that key through theft, insider access, or future cryptanalysis could undermine both historical and future certificate-based trust decisions across the organization. Security leadership should treat this as a key-management and lifecycle hygiene risk, directing immediate protection of key material and planning a supported migration path since no vendor patch is available.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations include restricting and monitoring access to the static private key, storing key material in a hardened cryptographic module/HSM if supported, enforcing shorter certificate validity periods, monitoring for anomalous certificate issuance or trust use, and preparing a manual re-key/migration plan with vendor guidance.
Threat Intelligence Overview
How this decision was reached
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
EUVD-2026-85537
GHSA-7m5x-h6hr-fr53
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
Vulnrichment
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