CVE-2022-25510

Hard coded credentials in FreeTAKServer

8.8 HighFix available

FreeTAKServer 1.9.8 contains a hardcoded Flask secret key which allows attackers to create crafted cookies to bypass authentication or escalate privileges.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.05%Up 0.2 points since Mar 11, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

FreeTAKServer 1.9.8 contains a hardcoded Flask secret key which allows attackers to create crafted cookies to bypass authentication or escalate privileges.

Record: CVE-2022-25510
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-798
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

FreeTAKServer 1.9.8 contains a hardcoded Flask secret key which allows attackers to create crafted cookies to bypass authentication or escalate privileges.

Record: CVE-2022-25510
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-0108 No score

FreeTAKServer 1.9.8 contains a hardcoded Flask secret key which allows attackers to create crafted cookies to bypass authentication or escalate privileges.

Record: EUVD-2022-0108
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f897-875p-23x7 8.7

Hard coded credentials in FreeTAKServer

FreeTAKServer 1.9.8 contains a hardcoded Flask secret key which allows attackers to create crafted cookies to bypass authentication or escalate privileges.

Record: GHSA-f897-875p-23x7
CVSS 4.0: 8.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-798
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-f897-875p-23x7 8.7

Hard coded credentials in FreeTAKServer

FreeTAKServer 1.9.8 contains a hardcoded Flask secret key which allows attackers to create crafted cookies to bypass authentication or escalate privileges.

Record: GHSA-f897-875p-23x7
CVSS 4.0: 8.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-798
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVPYSEC-2022-43135 8.8

FreeTAKServer 1.9.8 contains a hardcoded Flask secret key which allows attackers to create crafted cookies to bypass authentication or escalate privileges.

Record: PYSEC-2022-43135
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

FreeTAKServer 1.9.8 contains a hardcoded Flask secret key which allows attackers to create crafted cookies to bypass authentication or escalate privileges.

Record: CVE-2022-25510
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

freetakserver-ui project freetakserver-ui

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`freetakserver` PyPI	through 1.9.8	1.9.8.5
`freetakserver` PyPI	before 1.9.8.5, plus listed versions 0.0.1.50.1.00.1.10.1.1.0.10.1.1.0.2 Show 45 moreShow less 0.1.1.0.30.1.20.1.30.1.3.9.40.1.40.1.50.1.5.10.1.5.20.1.5.30.1.5.40.1.5.50.1.5.5.10.1.5.5.20.1.5.60.1.5.70.1.5.80.1.60.1.7.30.1.80.1.8.10.1.90.1.9.10.1.9.1.50.1.9.20.1.9.2.50.1.9.5.60.1.9.8.50.1.9.9.10.1.9.9.5.50.1110.1120.2.0.11a00.2.0.130.2.0.17b00.2.1.00.2.1.10.2.1.20.2.1a10.2a10.8.130.8.190.8.19.60.8.19.6.10.8.19.6.20.8.19.6.3	1.9.8.5

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-25510 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Freetakserver-ui Project Freetakserver-ui, published March 10, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.05%, the 64th percentile. Fixed in freetakserver 1.9.8.5.

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