CWE-1394 16 CVEs MITRE definition ↗

CWE-1394: Use of Default Cryptographic Key

Overview

CWE-1394 (Use of Default Cryptographic Key) documents a weakness type used across vulnerability databases and security assessments. Use the sections below for definition, context, and mapped CVEs.

Security impact
Security impact: Depends on product and context; use CVE records, severity scores, and MITRE guidance to prioritize.

Description

The product uses a default cryptographic key for potentially critical functionality.

Applicable platforms

Kind Name Class Prevalence OS / CPE
language Not Language-Specific Undetermined
operating_system Not OS-Specific Undetermined
architecture Not Architecture-Specific Undetermined
technology Not Technology-Specific Undetermined

Related CVEs in this database

These CVEs are mapped to this weakness in this database and kept for traceability and search.

CVE Published Summary
CVE-2026-5039 2026-04-23 TP-Link TL-WR841N v13 uses DES-CBC encryption in the TDDPv2 debug protocol with a cryptographic key derived from default web management credentials, making the key predictable if device is left in def…
CVE-2026-20709 2026-04-08 Use of Default Cryptographic Key in the hardware for some Intel(R) Pentium(R) Processor Silver Series, Intel(R) Celeron(R) Processor J Series, Intel(R) Celeron(R) Processor N Series may allow an escal…
CVE-2026-2215 2026-02-09 A vulnerability was detected in rachelos WeRSS we-mp-rss up to 1.4.8. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file core/auth.py of the component JWT Handler. Performing a manipulation of the…
CVE-2026-25815 2026-02-05 Fortinet FortiOS through 7.6.6 allows attackers to decrypt LDAP credentials stored in device configuration files, as exploited in the wild from 2025-12-16 through 2026 (by default, the encryption key …
CVE-2025-41744 2025-12-02 Sprecher Automations SPRECON-E series uses default cryptographic keys that allow an unprivileged remote attacker to access all encrypted communications, thereby compromising confidentiality and integr…
CVE-2025-41742 2025-12-02 Sprecher Automations SPRECON-E-C,  SPRECON-E-P, SPRECON-E-T3 is vulnerable to attack by an unauthorized remote attacker via default cryptographic keys. The use of these keys allows the attacker to rea…
CVE-2025-55049 2025-09-09 Use of Default Cryptographic Key (CWE-1394)
CVE-2025-44954 2025-08-04 RUCKUS SmartZone (SZ) before 6.1.2p3 Refresh Build has a hardcoded SSH private key for a root-equivalent user account.
CVE-2025-1688 2025-04-15 Milestone Systems has discovered a security vulnerability in Milestone XProtect installer that resets system configuration password after the upgrading from older versions using specific installers. …
CVE-2025-26849 2025-03-04 There is a Hard-coded Cryptographic Key in Docusnap 13.0.1440.24261, and earlier and later versions. This key can be used to decrypt inventory files that contain sensitive information such as firewall…
CVE-2024-48956 2024-12-09 Serviceware Processes 6.0 through 7.3 before 7.4 allows attackers without valid authentication to send a specially crafted HTTP request to a service endpoint resulting in remote code execution.
CVE-2024-11619 2024-11-22 A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in macrozheng mall up to 1.0.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component JWT Token Handler. The manipu…
CVE-2024-10748 2024-11-04 A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Cosmote Greece What's Up App 4.47.3 on Android. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file gr/desquared/kmmsharedmod…
CVE-2024-1275 2024-05-31 Use of Default Cryptographic Key vulnerability in Baxter Welch Allyn Connex Spot Monitor may allow Configuration/Environment Manipulation.This issue affects Welch Allyn Connex Spot Monitor in all vers…
CVE-2024-29037 2024-03-20 datahub-helm provides the Kubernetes Helm charts for deploying Datahub and its dependencies on a Kubernetes cluster. Starting in version 0.1.143 and prior to version 0.2.182, due to configuration issu…
CVE-2023-6451 2024-02-16 Publicly known cryptographic machine key in AlayaCare's Procura Portal before 9.0.1.2 allows attackers to forge their own authentication cookies and bypass the application's authentication mechanisms.…

Content submission

Name
CWE Content Team
Organization
MITRE
Date
2022-10-07
Version
4.9

Content modifications

Date Name Version Importance Comment
2023-04-27 CWE Content Team 4.11 updated Relationships
2023-06-29 CWE Content Team 4.12 updated Mapping_Notes
2025-12-11 CWE Content Team 4.19 updated Weakness_Ordinalities
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