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PowerpanelApplication · Cyberpower

CVE-2024-32042

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-05-15
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 4.9.0 or later.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The key used to encrypt passwords stored in the database can be found in the CyberPower PowerPanel application code, allowing the passwords to be recovered.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

This is a hardcoded cryptographic key vulnerability in CyberPower PowerPanel where the encryption key used to protect passwords stored in the database is embedded directly in the application source code. Anyone with access to the application code can extract this key and decrypt the stored passwords.

MitigationApply vendor patches/updates from CyberPower when available and rotate any credentials that may have been compromised, as the vendor must address the hardcoded key in their codebase.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
PowerpanelApplication
Affected:<= 4.9.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check installed PowerPanel version
    Open PowerPanel, go to Help > About, or check Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel, or inspect the installed executable's version properties
    Affected if Version is 4.9.0 or lower
  2. Identify password storage configuration
    Locate the PowerPanel database file (typically in the application data folder or ProgramData directory) and check if it contains encrypted password fields
    Affected if Database contains encrypted or obfuscated password entries that the application decrypts at runtime
  3. Inspect application binaries for hardcoded keys
    Use a hex editor or strings utility to examine PowerPanel executable files and DLLs for cryptographic key material (look for long random-looking strings in binary sections, particularly those used in encryption routines)
    Affected if Binary contains hardcoded encryption key strings visible in plain text
  4. Check configuration files for embedded credentials
    Review XML, JSON, or INI configuration files in the PowerPanel installation directory and application data folders for encryption-related parameters
    Affected if Configuration files contain hardcoded encryption keys or seed values used for password encryption

You are affected if running PowerPanel version 4.9.0 or lower AND the application stores user credentials that could be decrypted using a key extracted from the application code.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 4.9.0
Interim mitigation

Apply vendor patches/updates from CyberPower when available and rotate any credentials that may have been compromised, as the vendor must address the hardcoded key in their codebase.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

PowerPanel version > 4.9.0 (check CyberPower for exact fixed release)

  1. 1. Check CyberPower's official support website (www.cyberpower.com) or CISA advisory (www.cisa.gov) for the specific fixed version of PowerPanel
  2. 2. Back up the current PowerPanel configuration and database
  3. 3. Upgrade PowerPanel to the latest version available from CyberPower that addresses CVE-2024-32042
  4. 4. After upgrading, change all passwords that were stored in the previous vulnerable version
  5. 5. If the application supports it, implement proper external key management rather than relying on embedded keys
  6. 6. Verify the upgrade was successful and the hardcoded key vulnerability is remediated
Caveat Review release notes for any configuration or compatibility changes in the new version

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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