Netmaker up to 0.8.4/0.9.3 hard-coded key

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Netmaker up to 0.8.4/0.9.3. It has been declared as critical. This impacts an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to hard-coded key. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-23650. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Netmaker up to 0.8.4/0.9.3. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded key vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-321. The use of a hard-coded cryptographic key significantly increases the possibility that encrypted data may be recovered. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Netmaker is a platform for creating and managing virtual overlay networks using WireGuard. Prior to versions 0.8.5, 0.9.4, and 010.0, there is a hard-coded cryptographic key in the code base which can be exploited to run admin commands on a remote server if the exploiter know the address and username of the admin. This effects the server (netmaker) component, and not clients. This has been patched in Netmaker v0.8.5, v0.9.4, and v0.10.0. There are currently no known workarounds.

The weakness was shared 02/19/2022 as GHSA-86f3-hf24-76q4. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-23650 since 01/19/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600.001.

Upgrading to version 0.8.5, 0.9.4 or 0.10.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 3d4f44ecfe8be4ca38920556ba3b90502ffb4fee is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Hard-coded key
CWE: CWE-321 / CWE-320
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Netmaker 0.8.5/0.9.4/0.10.0
Patch: 3d4f44ecfe8be4ca38920556ba3b90502ffb4fee

Timelineinfo

01/19/2022 🔍
02/19/2022 +31 days 🔍
02/19/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/18/2026 +1549 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-86f3-hf24-76q4
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-23650 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-23650
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-193444

Entryinfo

Created: 02/19/2022 10:03
Updated: 05/18/2026 19:07
Changes: 02/19/2022 10:03 (49), 05/18/2026 19:07 (34)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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