CVE-2026-41858_CVE-2026-41858

6.5 / 10

MEDIUM

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

Description

Weak Randomness / Insecure Cryptographic Primitive (CWE-338) in Get-RandomPassword in BOSH-Ecosystem / windows-utilities-release allows a network attacker to estimate VM boot time and reconstruct a small candidate list to recover the Administrator password. The randomize_password job exists solely to lock the local Administrator account behind an unguessable password as a hardening control. Because the password is derived from a predictable, clock-seeded PRNG, a network attacker who can estimate VM boot time can reconstruct a small candidate list and recover the Administrator password, defeating the hardening control.

Affected versions:
- windows-utilities-release: all versions prior to v0.23.0 (inclusive); fixed in v0.23.0 or later

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-41858

Source vmware

Published Jun 4, 2026 at 02:10

Affected Product

Vendor Cloud Foundry Foundation

Product windows-utilities-release

Affected Versions Cloud Foundry Foundation windows-utilities-release 0

CWE Classification

CWE-338

References

www.cloudfoundry.org /blog/cve-2026-41858-brute-forceable-windows-admin-creds/

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