Credential disclosure via machine-independent encryption key
Published Apr 1, 2026 · Updated Apr 1, 2026
Hard-coded key use in Enter Srl Iperius Backup 8.7.0 through 8.7.2 allows local users to decrypt stored credentials offline. IperiusAccounts.ini stores AES-256-CBC ciphertext encrypted with a machine-independent key derived by one SHA-1 pass over a static string embedded in Iperius.exe. Any local user who can read the configuration file can recover saved SMB, SQL, SMTP, FTP, and cloud-storage passwords without administrative access.
Summary
What happened
Hard-coded key use in Enter Srl Iperius Backup 8.7.0 through 8.7.2 allows local users to decrypt stored credentials offline. IperiusAccounts.ini stores AES-256-CBC ciphertext encrypted with a machine-independent key derived by one SHA-1 pass over a static string embedded in Iperius.exe. Any local user who can read the configuration file can recover saved SMB, SQL, SMTP, FTP, and cloud-storage passwords without administrative access.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-5310
- Published
- Apr 1, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 1, 2026
- Vendor
- Enter Srl
- Product
- Iperius Backup
- Classifications
- CWE-321, CWE-320, T1552.001, T1555
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 1, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 1, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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Is a vulnerable build present?
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- Affected versionversion=8.7.0
- Affected versionversion=8.7.1
- Affected versionversion=8.7.2
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What is affected?
Attacks
What attackers are doing with it
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- decrypt_iperius.py offline credential decryptorfunctional · demonstrated
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