CVE-2026-26334

HIGH EPSS 0.5%
Published Feb 13, 20264mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
8.5 CVSS 4.0
High
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Published Feb 13, 2026 4mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

Calero VeraSMART versions prior to 2026 R1 contain hardcoded static AES encryption keys within Veramark.Framework.dll (Veramark.Core.Config class). These keys are used to encrypt the password of the service account stored in C:\\VeraSMART Data\\app.settings. An attacker with local access to the system can extract the hardcoded keys from the Veramark.Framework.dll module and decrypt the stored credentials. The recovered credentials can then be used to authenticate to the Windows host, potentially resulting in local privilege escalation depending on the privileges of the configured service account.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.5
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
0.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials Authentication

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
caleroverasmart* <2026.0
caleroverasmart2026.0any

References 2

  • calero.com https://www.calero.com/
    Product
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/calero-verasmart-2026-r1-hardcoded-static-aes-keys-allow-decryption-of-service-credentials
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.