CVE-2026-118991
CallBackery versions before 0.62.0 for Perl encrypt configuration backups with the padded password as the AES key
CallBackery versions before 0.62.0 for Perl encrypt configuration backups with the padded password as the AES key.
getCrypt() pads the backup password with "x" characters and cuts it to 32 bytes to form the AES key, with no salt and no key derivation. The first block of a backup holds a 16 hex digit length field, so decrypting one block confirms a password guess at raw AES speed.
An attacker who obtains a backup can recover its password by fast offline guessing, and with it every credential the backup holds.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
CallBackery versions before 0.62.0 for Perl encrypt configuration backups with the padded password as the AES key
CallBackery versions before 0.62.0 for Perl encrypt configuration backups with the padded password as the AES key.
getCrypt() pads the backup password with "x" characters and cuts it to 32 bytes to form the AES key, with no salt and no key derivation. The first block of a backup holds a 16 hex digit length field, so decrypting one block confirms a password guess at raw AES speed.
An attacker who obtains a backup can recover its password by fast offline guessing, and with it every credential the backup holds.
- Record
CVE-2026-118991- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-916
- Updated
- 2026-11-06
EUVDEUVD-2026-113919
CallBackery versions before 0.62.0 for Perl encrypt configuration backups with the padded password as the AES key.
getCrypt() pads the backup password with "x" characters and cuts it to 32 bytes to form the AES key, with no salt and no key derivation. The first block of a backup holds a 16 hex digit length field, so decrypting one block confirms a password guess at raw AES speed.
An attacker who obtains a backup can recover its password by fast offline guessing, and with it every credential the backup holds.
- Record
EUVD-2026-113919- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-06
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8xrx-f9pw-qp4w
CallBackery versions before 0.62.0 for Perl encrypt configuration backups with the padded...
CallBackery versions before 0.62.0 for Perl encrypt configuration backups with the padded password as the AES key.
getCrypt() pads the backup password with "x" characters and cuts it to 32 bytes to form the AES key, with no salt and no key derivation. The first block of a backup holds a 16 hex digit length field, so decrypting one block confirms a password guess at raw AES speed.
An attacker who obtains a backup can recover its password by fast offline guessing, and with it every credential the backup holds.
- Record
GHSA-8xrx-f9pw-qp4w- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-916
- Updated
- 2026-11-06
NVD
CallBackery versions before 0.62.0 for Perl encrypt configuration backups with the padded password as the AES key.
getCrypt() pads the backup password with "x" characters and cuts it to 32 bytes to form the AES key, with no salt and no key derivation. The first block of a backup holds a 16 hex digit length field, so decrypting one block confirms a password guess at raw AES speed.
An attacker who obtains a backup can recover its password by fast offline guessing, and with it every credential the backup holds.
- Record
CVE-2026-118991- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-916
- Updated
- 2026-11-06
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts, severity | CVE List | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-118991 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5), published October 30, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.20%, the 10th percentile. No source names a fixed version.