CVE-2026-73230

Ente: 2of3 cards v1 contain a checksum that enables offline guessing of low-entropy secrets

MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: August 11, 2026 at 07:17 PM UTC
Updated: September 18, 2026 at 08:19 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorEnte

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Severity
MEDIUM5.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

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

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

v < 2026.07.28
Affected range stops below 2026.07.28, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

5.9MEDIUMGitHub_M
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-200

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