Vulnerability in Connectwise Risk Assessment
CVE-2025-4876
ConnectWise-Password-Encryption-Utility.exe in ConnectWise Risk Assessment allows an attacker to extract a hardcoded AES decryption key via reverse engineering. This key is embedded in plaintext within the binary and used in cryptographic operations without dynamic key management. Once obtained the key can be used to decrypt CSV input files used for authenticated network scanning.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (0.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 0.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Connectwise Risk Assessment — versions All versions prior to deprecation (July 2023)
- Connectwise Risk Assessment
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- 7d616e1a-3288-43b1-a0dd-0a65d3e70a49 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-4876?
- CVE-2025-4876 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Connectwise Risk Assessment, classified under Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2025-05-19.
- How severe is CVE-2025-4876?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-4876 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.