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Medium · 5.1 Public exploit CVE-2025-56802 EUVD-2025-35218GHSA-rgw8-cv8p-crp3

The Reolink desktop application uses a hard-coded and predictable AES encryption key to encrypt user configuration files allowing attackers…

Published Oct 21, 2025 · Updated Oct 22, 2025 · Assigned by mitre

Description

The Reolink desktop application uses a hard-coded and predictable AES encryption key to encrypt user configuration files allowing attackers with local access to decrypt sensitive application data stored in %APPDATA%. A different vulnerability than CVE-2025-56801. NOTE: the Supplier's position is that material is not hardcoded and is instead randomly generated on each installation of the application.

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 1 repository

  • shinyColumn/CVE-2025-56802 ★ 0 · Oct 18, 2025

    AES-CFB Key Generation and Management Vulnerability in Reolink Desktop Application

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

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