CVE-2026-41858 | BDVDB-2026-338083 Detail
Cloud Foundry Foundationwindows-utilities-release
Description#
Weak Randomness / Insecure Cryptographic Primitive (CWE-338) in Get-RandomPassword in BOSH-Ecosystem / windows-utilities-release allows a network attacker to estimate VM boot time and reconstruct a small candidate list to recover the Administrator password. The randomize_password job exists solely to lock the local Administrator account behind an unguessable password as a hardening control. Because the password is derived from a predictable, clock-seeded PRNG, a network attacker who can estimate VM boot time can reconstruct a small candidate list and recover the Administrator password, defeating the hardening control. Affected versions: - windows-utilities-release: all versions prior to v0.23.0 (inclusive); fixed in v0.23.0 or later
Impact#
A network attacker who can estimate VM boot time can reconstruct a small candidate list and recover the Windows Administrator password, defeating the hardening control (confidentiality impact: HIGH; integrity and availability unaffected).
Weaknesses#
- CWE-338 Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)
References#
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.