CVE-2024-36496: Hardcoded Credentials

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-06-24 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-798

Description

The configuration file is encrypted with a static key derived from a static five-character password which allows an attacker to decrypt this file. The application hashes this five-character password with the outdated and broken MD5 algorithm (no salt) and uses the first five bytes as the key for RC4. The configuration file is then encrypted with these parameters.

Affected products

Faronics Winselect: all versions

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jun/12
https://r.sec-consult.com/winselect
https://www.faronics.com/en-uk/document-library/document/winselect-standard-release-notes
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jun/12
https://r.sec-consult.com/winselect
https://www.faronics.com/en-uk/document-library/document/winselect-standard-release-notes

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