CVE-2026-18754
9.1 CRITICALPublished 2026-08-04 · Updated 2026-08-04
AI risk analysis
- Summary
- The flaw involves an embedded RSA private key in the Lighttpd firmware, allowing attackers to decrypt HTTPS traffic and spoof the server.
- Exploitability
- Exploitation requires access to the device's firmware, making it moderately difficult but feasible for advanced adversaries.
- Blast radius
- If exploited, this could compromise the confidentiality and integrity of all HTTPS communications on affected devices, with wide-ranging impacts.
- Prioritized remediation
- Update the firmware to remove or securely manage the embedded private key.
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NVD description
The product firmware contains an embedded, static RSA private key utilized by the Lighttpd web server for TLS termination. Exposure of this private key allows malicious actors to breach the confidentiality and integrity of HTTPS communications, enabling traffic decryption and server spoofing.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-321
All references
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