CVE-2025-48491Network attack vector

Credential exposure via hard-coded source API key

Published May 30, 2025 · Updated May 30, 2025

Hard-coded credentials in AryanBrite Project AI before pre-beta allow attackers to obtain an API key from the public source repository. The ai.py, dhriti.py, kvs.py, main.py, maintext.py, mm.py, and server.py modules embed the key as a string literal rather than loading a protected secret. Repository access while the key was present is sufficient; key reuse permits unauthorized third-party service calls, with cost, rate-limit, and data effects bounded by its privileges.

CVSS severityUnavailable
Unscored
EPSS probability0.57%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Hard-coded credentials in AryanBrite Project AI before pre-beta allow attackers to obtain an API key from the public source repository. The ai.py, dhriti.py, kvs.py, main.py, maintext.py, mm.py, and server.py modules embed the key as a string literal rather than loading a protected secret. Repository access while the key was present is sufficient; key reuse permits unauthorized third-party service calls, with cost, rate-limit, and data effects bounded by its privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-48491
Published
May 30, 2025
Updated
May 30, 2025
Vendor
AryanBrite
Product
Project AI
Classifications
CWE-798, T1552.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 30, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 30, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< pre-beta

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

AryanBrite · Project AIversion=< pre-beta

Published CVSS scores

2.7GitHub, Inc.CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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