CVE-2026-53692 Weak hashing algorithm in Redeight CMS
Attackers can recover plaintext passwords from unsalted MD5 hashes, leading to credential exposure and potential account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-53692?
CVE-2026-53692 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redeight CMS, published on 30 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Redeight CMS version 1.0 uses the MD5 algorithm without a salt to store user passwords. Because MD5 is a cryptographically broken algorithm and lacks salting, attackers who obtain the password hashes can trivially reverse them using rainbow tables, leading to the exposure of plaintext credentials.
Weakness: CWE-328
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-53692?
How do I fix CVE-2026-53692?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-53692 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-53692 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-53692 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-92mj-xr7p-2g9c.