CVE-2025-68932Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Account takeover via predictable persistent-login tokens

Published Dec 26, 2025 · Updated Dec 26, 2025

Weak token generation in FreshRSS before 1.28.0 allows remote attackers to hijack accounts using predicted persistent-login cookies. FormAuth::makeCookie hashes the system salt, username, mt_rand() output, and microsecond-based uniqid() output with SHA-1 instead of drawing token entropy from a cryptographically secure generator. Exploitation requires the target username, knowledge or a guess of the system salt, and close timing synchronization; a valid prediction grants persistent access to the target account for the cookie lifetime.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.56%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Weak token generation in FreshRSS before 1.28.0 allows remote attackers to hijack accounts using predicted persistent-login cookies. FormAuth::makeCookie hashes the system salt, username, mt_rand() output, and microsecond-based uniqid() output with SHA-1 instead of drawing token entropy from a cryptographically secure generator. Exploitation requires the target username, knowledge or a guess of the system salt, and close timing synchronization; a valid prediction grants persistent access to the target account for the cookie lifetime.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-68932
Published
Dec 26, 2025
Updated
Dec 26, 2025
Vendor
FreshRSS
Product
FreshRSS
Classifications
CWE-338, T1550.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 26, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 26, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 1.28.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

FreshRSS · FreshRSSversion=< 1.28.0

Published CVSS scores

9.8NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.9GitHub, Inc.CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-338Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)
T1550.004Web Session Cookie

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