CVE-2026-25607 (GCVE-0-2026-25607)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-22 09:14 – Updated: 2026-05-22 13:44
VLAI?
Title
Weak password encoding in STER
Summary
Use of a weak password encoding algorithm in STER software allows the value of the password to be guessed after analyzing how passwords with known values are encoded. This issue was fixed in version 9.5.
Severity ?
5.7 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-261 - Weak Encoding for Password
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Date Public ?
2026-05-22 12:19
Credits
Michelin CERT
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