{"id":"CVE-2023-27169","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2023-27169","generatedAt":"2026-10-23T19:02:16.193Z","title":"Xpand IT Write-back manager v2.3.1 uses a hardcoded salt in license class configuration which leads to the generation of a hardcoded and predictable symmetric encryption keys for license generation and validation.","description":"Xpand IT Write-back manager v2.3.1 uses a hardcoded salt in license class configuration which leads to the generation of a hardcoded and predictable symmetric encryption keys for license generation and validation.","published":"2023-09-12T12:15:08.000Z","lastModified":"2026-09-16T20:17:20.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-798"],"affected":["xpand-it/write-back manager"],"epss":{"score":0.0032,"percentile":0.23736,"date":"2026-10-22","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.32%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://balwurk.com","tags":["Not Applicable"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://balwurk.com/cve-use-of-hard-coded-cryptographic-key/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://ghostline.neocities.org/CVE-2023-27169/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://writeback4t.com","tags":["Product"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.xpand-it.com","tags":["Product"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://balwurk.com","tags":["Not Applicable"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://balwurk.com/cve-use-of-hard-coded-cryptographic-key/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://writeback4t.com","tags":["Product"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.xpand-it.com","tags":["Product"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27169","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}