CVE-2025-52374 Hardcoded credentials in n/a
Attackers can decrypt stored passwords using a hardcoded key to access other hMailServer admin consoles.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-52374?
CVE-2025-52374 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Use of hardcoded cryptographic key in Encryption.cs in hMailServer 5.8.6 and 5.6.9-beta allows attacker to decrypt passwords to other servers from hMailAdmin.exe.config file to access other hMailServer admin consoles with configured connections.
Weakness: CWE-321
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-52374?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hmailserver Hmailserver.
How do I fix CVE-2025-52374?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-52374 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-52374 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-52374 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q363-f26m-jj5j.