Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Oct 25, 2026 11:50:59 UTC
CVE-2026-116071
rotki before 1.44.2 contains a weak key derivation vulnerability that allows attackers to brute-force backups because the premium sync key is a single unsalted SHA-256 of the user password. Attackers who obtain an uploaded backup blob can run GPU-parallel offline password guessing and decrypt the database containing exchange API keys, secrets, wallet addresses and transaction history.
Base score8.2/ 10
SeverityHighCVSS 4.0
Exploitability / impact
CVSS metric breakdown
Base severityHigh
Attack vectorNetworkAV
Attack complexityLowAC
Attack requirementsPresentAT
Privileges requiredNonePR
User interactionNoneUI
Vulnerable system confidentialityHighVC
Vulnerable system integrityNoneVI
Vulnerable system availabilityNoneVA
Subsequent system confidentialityNoneSC
Subsequent system integrityNoneSI
Subsequent system availabilityNoneSA
CVSS vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NCVSS communicates standardized severity and impact characteristics. It does not establish whether a system is exploitable in your specific environment.
Record context
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Last updatedOct 25, 2026 11:50:59 UTC
PublishedOct 25, 2026 11:50:59 UTC
ReservedOct 25, 2026 01:57:13 UTC
Credits
- George Chen