CVE-2025-52373

MEDIUMNVD 4.64.6—Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated

4.6

Use of hardcoded cryptographic key in BlowFish.cpp in hMailServer 5.8.6 and 5.6.9-beta allows attacker to decrypt passwords used in database connections from hMailServer.ini config file.

CVSS v3: 4.6
EG Score: 4.6(medium)
EPSS: 32.5%
KEV: Not listed

Published

July 21, 2025

Last Modified

August 7, 2025

References (3)

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-321Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 11× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-52373?

CVE-2025-52373 is a medium vulnerability published on July 21, 2025. Use of hardcoded cryptographic key in BlowFish.cpp in hMailServer 5.8.6 and 5.6.9-beta allows attacker to decrypt passwords used in database connections from hMailServer.ini config file.

When was CVE-2025-52373 disclosed?

CVE-2025-52373 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 21, 2025, with the most recent update on August 7, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2025-52373 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-52373 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 32.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-52373?

CVE-2025-52373 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.6 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2025-52373?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-52373, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2025-52373

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