High 7.7Published Jul 9, 2026

CVE-2026-47831Cryptographically Weak Password Generation in bosh-windows-stemcell-builder Allows Remote SSH Brute-Force Attacks

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 8:10 PM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

Use of a cryptographically weak random number generator in the GenerateRandomPassword function in bosh-windows-stemcell-builder allows a remote attacker to brute-force the resulting SSH login via TCP/22. Affected versions: bosh-windows-stemcell-builder versions prior to v2019.98.

CVSS: 7.7 HIGH (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-338
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: vmware
NVD analysis: Awaiting Analysis
Record last updated: Jul 9, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Cloud Foundry Foundation bosh-windows-stemcell-builder cloud_foundry_foundation:bosh_windows_stemcell_builder (from the name)	before 2019.98	CNA record

References

References

https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2026-47831-cryptographically-weak-password-generation-in-bosh-windows-stemcell-builder-allows-remote-ssh-brute-force-attacks/

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