Gladinet CentreStack and Triofox Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key Vulnerability
Gladinet CentreStack through 16.1.10296.56315 (fixed in 16.4.10315.56368) has a deserialization vulnerability due to the CentreStack portal's hardcoded machineKey use, as exploited in the wild in March 2025. This enables threat actors (who…
Severity = CVSS. Probability = EPSS (FIRST). Exploitation = public signals: KEV, EUVD, ransomware, EPSS above 10 %, no account required.
Exploitation probability EPSS · FIRST
Exploitation signals 4 / 5
- KEV catalog (CISA)08 Apr 2025
- Exploited in EUVD (ENISA)08 Apr 2025
- Used by ransomwareno
- EPSS above 10 %94.3%
- No account, over the networkyes
What to do
Fix
Apply the vendor’s fix as soon as it is available.
CISA guidance: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Meanwhile
Take the service off the internet or restrict access to it, watch the logs and look for signs of compromise.
Manufacturers (CRA)
Exploited vulnerability in your product: early warning to ENISA within 24 h, then notification within 72 h (Article 14 of the Cyber Resilience Act). The CRA explained
Description ENISA EUVD
Gladinet CentreStack through 16.1.10296.56315 (fixed in 16.4.10315.56368) has a deserialization vulnerability due to the CentreStack portal's hardcoded machineKey use, as exploited in the wild in March 2025. This enables threat actors (who know the machineKey) to serialize a payload for server-side deserialization to achieve remote code execution. NOTE: a CentreStack admin can manually delete the machineKey defined in portal\web.config.
Affected products
- 0 <16.4.10315.56368
Open source packages OSV
Affected libraries according to OSV, with fixed versions.
Timeline
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Published
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Exploitation reported (ENISA)
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Added to the KEV catalog
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CISA remediation due date
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EPSS peak: 94.3%
References
Other exploited vulnerabilities from the same vendor
- CVE-2025-14611Gladinet CentreStack and Triofox Hard Coded Cryptographic Vulnerability6.8 · Background exploitation
- CVE-2025-12480Gladinet Triofox Improper Access Control Vulnerability8.9 · Background exploitation
- CVE-2025-11371Gladinet CentreStack and Triofox Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties Vulnerability8.2 · Background exploitation