CVE-2026-45787

What it is

electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. Prior to 3.9.5, deterministic AES-192-CBC with a fixed zero IV, constant KDF salt, and no MAC leads to confidentiality and integrity failures for synced bookmark/profile data. Attackers can crack common passwords across installs and perform undetected ciphertext bit-flips to alter config/bookmarks. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.9.5.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure.

Exploit odds

0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2026-05-28 18:16 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 10:52 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published

2026-05-28 18:16 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 10:52 UTC

Exploit probability

0.1% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-326 · Inadequate encryption strength

Record status

Analyzed

Affected

• Electerm Project Electerm < 3.9.5

Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 6.0

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

High

Attack requirements

Present

Privileges needed

Low

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

Low

Availability

None