Description
admin3 through 3.0.0 stores account passwords using single-round MD5 with only the username as salt and no key derivation function. Attackers with database access can recover plaintext passwords through offline dictionary or brute-force attacks due to negligible computational effort.
Published: 2026-09-17
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:45:00 +0000

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Description admin3 through 3.0.0 stores account passwords using single-round MD5 with only the username as salt and no key derivation function. Attackers with database access can recover plaintext passwords through offline dictionary or brute-force attacks due to negligible computational effort.
Title admin3 through 3.0.0 Weak Password Hashing via Single-Round MD5
Weaknesses CWE-916
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-17T12:33:25.228Z

Reserved: 2026-09-17T11:07:29.772Z

Link: CVE-2026-92921

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-17T13:17:01.467

Modified: 2026-09-17T13:17:01.467

Link: CVE-2026-92921

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-916

    Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort