Use of a hardcoded static key to protect sensitive data in Explorance Blue
13Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 6.8epss 0.2%
exploitation probability
0.2%top 91% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected products
Explorance · BlueReferences
https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2026/MNDT-2026-0005.mdhttps://online-help.explorance.com/blue/articles/security-advisories-(january-2026)https://online-help.explorance.com/blue/articles/security-advisory:-cve-2025-57796https://www.explorance.com/products/blue