Description
Snowy 3.6.5 contains a hard-coded HMAC key vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to forge download signatures for the /dev/file/download endpoint by using the published FILE_DOWNLOAD_SIGN_SECRET constant. Attackers can compute HMAC-SHA256 signatures of guessed file ids offline to download stored files such as avatars, editor images and attachments.
Published: 2026-10-13
Score: 6.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Snowy 3.6.5 contains a hard-coded HMAC key vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to forge download signatures for the /dev/file/download endpoint by using the published FILE_DOWNLOAD_SIGN_SECRET constant. Attackers can compute HMAC-SHA256 signatures of guessed file ids offline to download stored files such as avatars, editor images and attachments.
Title Snowy 3.6.5 Hard-coded Download Signature Key Allows Unauthenticated File Download
Weaknesses CWE-321
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-13T19:23:28.663Z

Reserved: 2026-10-13T17:59:15.959Z

Link: CVE-2026-110214

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-13T19:23:23.078Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-13T19:18:45.477

Modified: 2026-10-13T20:17:27.613

Link: CVE-2026-110214

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-321

    Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key