CVE-2026-25607
📛 CVE Title
Weak password encoding in STER
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.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- CERT-PL
- CVSS severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS score
- 5.7 / 10
- CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N- Effective score
- 5.7 / 10 MEDIUM source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
-
CWE-261 - Reserved
- 2026-02-03
- Published
- 2026-05-22 09:14 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-05-22 13:44 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/25xxx/CVE-2026-25607.json
- Linked Threat
- CVE-2026-25607 — CVE-2026-25607
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
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- NVD published
- 2026-05-22 10:16:17 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-05-22 10:16:17 UTC
- EPSS score
- 0.0001 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 2.26% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-05-24
NVD / KEV / EPSS data refreshed 2026-05-25 00:23 UTC. Re-run the 🛰 Backfill from NVD button above to refresh.
European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
-
EUVD-2026-31423 - Assigner
- CERT-PL
- Published
- May 22, 2026, 9:14:47 AM
- Updated
- May 22, 2026, 1:44:14 PM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 4.0)
-
5.7 / 10
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.0200
- Vendors
- Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
- Products
-
STER (0 <9.5)
- Aliases
-
GHSA-86fv-7c2x-fgx6
ENISA 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.
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy | STER |
0 (affected)
|
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Vendor references (2)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
MITRE references (1) cveawg.mitre.org
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Web references (5)
DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.
- https://www.first.org/epss/ tenable:www.first.org
- https://cert.pl/posts/2026/05/CVE-2026-25606 tenable:cert.pl
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25607 tenable:nvd.nist.gov
- https://www.ciop.pl/CIOPPortalWAR/appmanager/ciop/pl?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=P52000165211572544981480 tenable:www.ciop.pl
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-25607 tenable:www.cve.org
NVD-tagged references (2)
Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.
Remediations (10)
Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.
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web:blackswan-cybersecurity.com
Cloud Files API activity originating outside legitimate OneDrive/sync processes. Mitigation Steps: Apply all Windows updates immediately (monitor MSRC for an emergency RedSun-specific patch . None released as of April 17, 2026 ). Supplement Defender with a secondary EDR solution (e.g., Huntress) capable of detecting Defender bypasses.
2026-05-26 03:00 UTC -
web:cyberpress.org
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two actively exploited Microsoft Defender vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, issuing an urgent remediation directive for federal agencies with a due date of June 3, 2026 .
2026-05-26 03:00 UTC -
web:cybersecuritynews.com
Microsoft released its March 2026 Patch Tuesday security update on March 10, 2026 , addressing 78 vulnerabilities across Windows, Microsoft Office, Azure, SQL Server, and .NET. The update includes one actively exploited zero-day vulnerability and multiple Critical-rated flaws demanding immediate attention from security teams. The most urgent fix this month is CVE - 2026 -21262, the sole zero-day ...
2026-05-26 03:00 UTC -
web:support.microsoft.com
This update for Windows 11, version 25H2 and 24H2 (KB5084597) incudes security improvements. To learn more about differences between security updates, optional non-security preview updates, out-of-band (OOB) updates, and continuous innovation, see Windows monthly updates explained. For information on Windows update terminology, see the different types of Windows software updates. To view the ...
2026-05-26 03:00 UTC -
web:www.bleepingcomputer.com
Today is Microsoft's March 2026 Patch Tuesday with security updates for 79 flaws, including 2 publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities.
2026-05-26 03:00 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
This Critical Patch Update contains 481 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that an MOS note summarizing the content of this Critical Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at April 2026 Critical Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.
2026-05-26 03:00 UTC -
web:www.rapid7.com
Microsoft is publishing 77 vulnerabilities this Patch Tuesday, including two publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities.
2026-05-26 03:00 UTC -
web:www.tenable.com
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.
2026-05-26 03:00 UTC -
web:www.windowslatest.com
Windows 11 March 2026 Patch Tuesday update adds Emoji 16.0, Sysmon, network speed test, reliability improvements, and security fixes.
2026-05-26 03:00 UTC -
web:zecurit.com
Get the complete breakdown of Microsoft's May 2026 Patch Tuesday. We analyze the latest security updates and all critical CVEs .
2026-05-26 03:00 UTC
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