# CVE-2026-22614: Weak cryptography in EasySoft

> Insecure encryption in Eaton EasySoft allows local attackers to brute force keys, read sensitive data, and tamper with project files.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 10 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wgwf-qr6f-pj7f

## What is CVE-2026-22614?

CVE-2026-22614 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Eaton EasySoft, published on 10 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The encryption mechanism used in Eaton's EasySoft project file was insecure and susceptible to brute force attacks, an attacker with access to this file and the local host
machine could potentially read the sensitive information stored and tamper with the project file. This security issue has been fixed in the latest version of Eaton EasySoft which is available on the Eaton download centre.

Weakness: CWE-257 (Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-22614?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Eaton Easysoft.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-22614?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-22614 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-22614 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-22614 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Eaton EasySoft

- [CVE-2023-43777](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43777/): Insecure storage of password in easySoft (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2020-6655](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6655/): File parsing Out-Of-Bounds read remote code execution (medium 5.8)
- [CVE-2020-6656](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6656/): File parsing Type Confusion Remote code execution vulerability (medium 5.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-22614 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-22614 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Eaton EasySoft, published on 10 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-22614 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Eaton EasySoft. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22614/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22614/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-22614
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22614
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-22614

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22614/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.