CVE-2025-57796

Use of a hardcoded static key to protect sensitive data in Explorance Blue

MEDIUM
6.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 28, 2026 at 05:47 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:43 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBlue

Using Blue by Explorance?

Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect Blue - before attackers find them.

Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
MEDIUM6.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Explorance Blue versions prior to 8.14.12 use reversible symmetric encryption with a hardcoded static key to protect sensitive data, including user passwords and system configurations. This approach allows stored values to be decrypted offline if the encrypted data are obtained.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 8.14.12
Affected range stops below 8.14.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.8MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-257

Get alerted

Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack

Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.

Free plan, no card