CVE-2026-92921 (CVSS 4.9)

Description

admin3 through 3.0.0 stores account passwords using single-round MD5 with only the username as salt and no key derivation function. Attackers with database access can recover plaintext passwords through offline dictionary or brute-force attacks due to negligible computational effort.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

4.9

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0030

Probability of exploitation

0.21%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-916 CWE-916

References

Other References

https://github.com/LinYuanyi1/cve-request-poc/blob/master/admin3/C08_md5_credential_hashing.py https://github.com/cjbi/admin3 https://github.com/cjbi/admin3/blob/3.0.0/admin3-server/src/main/java/tech/wetech/admin3/common/SecurityUtil.java https://github.com/cjbi/admin3/blob/3.0.0/admin3-server/src/main/java/tech/wetech/admin3/sys/model/UserCredential.java https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/admin3-through-3.0.0-weak-password-hashing-via-single-round-md5

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-92921? +

admin3 through 3.0.0 stores account passwords using single-round MD5 with only the username as salt and no key derivation function. Attackers with database access can recover plaintext passwords through offline dictionary or brute-force attacks due to negligible computational effort. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2026-92921? +

CVE-2026-92921 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.9 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance. The EPSS score is 0.0030, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-92921? +

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