CVE-2026-25607 Weak password encoding in STER
Weak password encoding in STER software allows attackers to guess passwords by analyzing encoded values, compromising user credentials.
- 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-2026-25607?
CVE-2026-25607 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy STER, published on 22 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-261
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-25607?
How do I fix CVE-2026-25607?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-25607 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-25607 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-25607 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-86fv-7c2x-fgx6.