CVE-2026-41858
CVE-2026-41858: 1 tracked advisory record across VMware. Compare vendor sources and published fix guidance.
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1 advisory- Advisory severityHigh7.5
High [CVE-2026-41858] Weak Randomness / Insecure Cryptographic Primitive (CWE-338) in Get-RandomPassword in BOSH-Ecosystem / windows-utilities-release
CVE-2026-41858Source published Source updated
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
- Related products — impact not confirmed
- BOSH
- Source-reported affected versions
- all versions
- Source-reported fixed versions
- 23.0
- Mitigation guidance
- No mitigation guidance extracted; consult the source.
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