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CVE-2020-27688 Details

Description

RVToolsPasswordEncryption.exe in RVTools 4.0.6 allows users to encrypt passwords to be used in the configuration files. This encryption used a static IV and key, and thus using the Decrypt() method from VISKD.cs from the RVTools.exe executable allows for decrypting the encrypted passwords. The accounts used in the configuration files have access to vSphere instances.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://github.com/matthiasmaes/CVE-2020-27688	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://www.robware.net/rvtools/	CVE	ProductVendor Advisory
https://github.com/matthiasmaes/CVE-2020-27688	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://www.robware.net/rvtools/	[email protected]	ProductVendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-522	Insufficiently Protected Credentials	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
robware rvtools	4.0.6
CPE cpe:2.3:a:robware:rvtools:4.0.6:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 13, 2020	Initial Analysis	[email protected]