CVE-2026-25726
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CVE-2026-25726 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Cloudreve is a self-hosted file management and sharing system. Prior to version 4.13.0, the application uses the weak pseudo-random number generator math/rand seeded with time.Now().UnixNano() to generate critical security secrets, including the secret_key, and hash_id_salt. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Cloudreve is a self-hosted file management and sharing system. Prior to version 4.13.0, the application uses the weak pseudo-random number generator math/rand seeded with time.Now().UnixNano() to generate critical security secrets, including the secret_key, and hash_id_salt. These secrets are generated upon first startup and persisted in the database. An attacker can exploit this by obtaining the administrator's account creation time (via public API endpoints) to narrow the search window for the PRNG seed, and use known hashid to validate the seed. By brute-forcing the seed (demonstrated to take <3 hours on general consumer PC), an attacker can predict the secret_key. This allows them to forge valid JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) for any user, including administrators, leading to full account takeover and privilege escalation. This issue has been patched in version 4.13.0.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cloudreve | Cloudreve | < 4.13.0 |
References
- https://github.com/cloudreve/cloudreve/releases/tag/4.13.0Product, Release Notes
- https://github.com/cloudreve/cloudreve/security/advisories/GHSA-f8xp-wvcx-p6f4Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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