OrangeHRM up to 5.8.0 inadequate encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in OrangeHRM up to 5.8.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to inadequate encryption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-39349. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in OrangeHRM up to 5.8.0. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a inadequate encryption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-326. The product stores or transmits sensitive data using an encryption scheme that is theoretically sound, but is not strong enough for the level of protection required. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

OrangeHRM is a comprehensive human resource management (HRM) system. From 5.0 to 5.8, OrangeHRM Open Source encrypts certain sensitive fields with AES in ECB mode, which preserves block-aligned plaintext patterns in ciphertext and enables pattern disclosure against stored data. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.8.1.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-39349 since 04/06/2026. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1600 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 5.8.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.1

VulDB Base Score: 2.2
VulDB Temp Score: 2.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Inadequate encryption
CWE: CWE-326 / CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OrangeHRM 5.8.1

Timelineinfo

04/06/2026 CVE reserved
04/07/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
04/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CNA: GitHub_M
CVE: CVE-2026-39349 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-39349
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-355862

Entryinfo

Created: 04/07/2026 20:54
Changes: 04/07/2026 20:54 (65)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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