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CVE-2025-52373

Use of hardcoded cryptographic key in BlowFish.cpp in hMailServer 5.8.6 and 5.6.9-beta allows attacker to decrypt passwords used in database connections from hMailServer.ini config file.

MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.30%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.30%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Use of hardcoded cryptographic key in BlowFish.cpp in hMailServer 5.8.6 and 5.6.9-beta allows attacker to decrypt passwords used in database connections from hMailServer.ini config file.

CVSS 3.1
4.6 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS
0.30% probability · 23th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-321
Affected
hmailserver/hmailserver
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.