Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU118584

Use of hard-coded credentials in ControlVault3 and ControlVault3 Plus - CVE-2025-31649

Published: November 18, 2025

Vulnerability identifier: #VU118584

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-31649

CWE-ID: CWE-798

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to presence of hard-coded credentials in application code in the ControlVault WBDI Driver functionality. A local user can use a specially crafted ControlVault API call and execute priviledged operation.

Affected software

ControlVault3
ControlVault3 Plus

How to mitigate CVE-2025-31649

Install updates from vendor's website.

ControlVault3 - update to 5.15.14.19
ControlVault3 Plus - update to 6.2.36.47

External References

https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2173

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