CVE-2025-26340 Hardcoded credentials in MaxTime
An unauthenticated remote attacker can bypass authentication in Q-Free MaxTime by exploiting a hard-coded cryptographic key used for JWT signing.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-26340?
CVE-2025-26340 is a high-severity vulnerability in Q-Free MaxTime, published on 12 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A CWE-321 "Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key" in the JWT signing in Q-Free MaxTime less than or equal to version 2.11.0 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass the authentication via crafted HTTP requests.
Weakness: CWE-321
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-26340?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Q-Free Maxtime.
How do I fix CVE-2025-26340?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-26340 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-26340 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-26340 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Q-Free MaxTime
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8rgx-fmm3-3qvv.