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CVE-2026-116071

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Description

rotki before 1.44.2 contains a weak key derivation vulnerability that allows attackers to brute-force backups because the premium sync key is a single unsalted SHA-256 of the user password. Attackers who obtain an uploaded backup blob can run GPU-parallel offline password guessing and decrypt the database containing exchange API keys, secrets, wallet addresses and transaction history.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.2 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-25 12:16:29.623000
Last modified
2026-10-29 16:18:00.720000
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  "published": "2026-10-25T12:16:29.623",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-29T16:18:00.720",
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    }
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      "url": "https://github.com/rotki/rotki",
      "source": "[email protected]"
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    {
      "url": "https://github.com/rotki/rotki/blob/v1.44.1/rotkehlchen/crypto.py#L17-L45",
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      "url": "https://github.com/rotki/rotki/issues/13393",
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      "url": "https://github.com/rotki/rotki/pull/13401",
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