CVE-2026-92921
Severity CVSS v4.0:
MEDIUM
Type:
CWE-916
Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort
Publication date:
17/09/2026
Last modified:
22/09/2026
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.
Impact
Base Score 4.0
6.90
Severity 4.0
MEDIUM
Base Score 3.x
4.90
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- 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


