Password recovery via limited-length weak hashing
Published May 29, 2026 · Updated May 29, 2026
Weak password hashing in Danelec MacGregor Voyage Data Recorder G4e before 5.250 allows attackers to recover passwords by brute force. The device stores passwords with a hashing method that limits password length and requires too little computational effort, making stored values susceptible to brute-force search. Exploitation requires adjacent-network access, low privileges, no user interaction, and high attack complexity; recovered credentials support unauthorized account access.
Summary
What happened
Weak password hashing in Danelec MacGregor Voyage Data Recorder G4e before 5.250 allows attackers to recover passwords by brute force. The device stores passwords with a hashing method that limits password length and requires too little computational effort, making stored values susceptible to brute-force search. Exploitation requires adjacent-network access, low privileges, no user interaction, and high attack complexity; recovered credentials support unauthorized account access.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-44611
- Published
- May 29, 2026
- Updated
- May 29, 2026
- Vendor
- Danelec
- Product
- MacGregor Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) G4e
- Classifications
- CWE-916, T1555
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- May 29, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 29, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <5.250
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