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.
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | rotki before 1.44.2 Weak Key Derivation for Premium Cloud Backup Encryption | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-916 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-25T11:50:59.252Z
Reserved: 2026-10-25T01:57:13.048Z
Link: CVE-2026-116071
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-25T12:16:29.623
Modified: 2026-10-25T12:16:29.623
Link: CVE-2026-116071
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Updated: 2026-10-25T14:30:14Z
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