CVE-2026-28745
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Weakly Encrypted Credentials Stored in Configuration File
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-28745, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-10-09
Last updated on: 2026-10-09
Assigner: ICS-CERT
Description
Description
Usernames and passwords, including the default credentials, are stored in the configuration file using weak encryption. If the default credentials are known by a malicious user, they could obtain other credentials on the system.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| Red | Lion | Controls 700 Series 0 |
| Red | Lion | Controls 700 Series 0 |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-257 | The storage of passwords in a recoverable format makes them subject to password reuse attacks by malicious users. In fact, it should be noted that recoverable encrypted passwords provide no significant benefit over plaintext passwords since they are subject not only to reuse by malicious attackers but also by malicious insiders. If a system administrator can recover a password directly, or use a brute force search on the available information, the administrator can use the password on other accounts. |
