What is GHSA-wqxq-w68r-wg85?

GHSA-wqxq-w68r-wg85 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Apache OpenMeetings Uses Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-wqxq-w68r-wg85 cover?

GHSA-wqxq-w68r-wg85 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-33266. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-wqxq-w68r-wg85?

GHSA-wqxq-w68r-wg85 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

Which products are affected by GHSA-wqxq-w68r-wg85?

GHSA-wqxq-w68r-wg85 affects 1 product, including: maven/org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-parent:\u003e= 6.1.0, \u003c 9.0.0.

GHSA-wqxq-w68r-wg85HighCVSS 7.5

Apache OpenMeetings Uses Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

April 9, 2026

Last Modified

April 10, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-33266 →

📋 Description

Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key vulnerability in Apache OpenMeetings.

The remember-me cookie encryption key is set to default value in openmeetings.properties and not being auto-rotated. In case OM admin hasn't changed the default encryption key, an attacker who has stolen a cookie from a logged-in user can get full user credentials.

This issue affects Apache OpenMeetings: from 6.1.0 before 9.0.0.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.0.0, which fixes the issue.

🎯 Affected products1

maven/org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-parent:>= 6.1.0, < 9.0.0

🔗 References (4)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33266
https://lists.apache.org/thread/b05jnp9563v49zq494lox9kjbhhf2w66
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/09/11
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wqxq-w68r-wg85