CVE-2021-26579 Hardcoded credentials in HPE Unified Data Management (UDM)

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Local attackers can disclose privileged information due to hard-coded cryptographic keys in HPE Unified Data Management.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-26579?

CVE-2021-26579 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HPE Unified Data Management (UDM), published on 30 Mar 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A security vulnerability in HPE Unified Data Management (UDM) could allow the local disclosure of privileged information (CWE-321: Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key in a product). HPE has provided updates to versions 1.2009.0 and 1.2101.0 of HPE Unified Data Management (UDM). Version 1.2103.0 of HPE Unified Data Management (UDM) removes all hard-coded cryptographic keys.

Weakness: CWE-798

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-26579?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hpe Unified Data Management.

How do I fix CVE-2021-26579?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-26579 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-26579 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-26579 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gx25-hxv6-h79m.

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