{"id":"CVE-2023-27169","title":"Xpand IT Write-back manager v2.3.1 uses a hardcoded salt in license class configuration which leads to the generation of a hardcoded and predictable symmetric encryption keys for license generation and validation.","summary":"Xpand IT Write-back manager v2.3.1 uses a hardcoded salt in license class configuration which leads to the generation of a hardcoded and predictable symmetric encryption keys for license generation and validation.","severity":"medium","cvss":6.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N","cwe":["CWE-798"],"vendor":"xpand-it","product":"write-back_manager","affected":["write-back_manager = 2.3.1"],"published":"2023-09-12","updated":"2026-09-16","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-16T20:17:19.963","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27169","references":[{"url":"https://balwurk.com","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://balwurk.com/cve-use-of-hard-coded-cryptographic-key/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://ghostline.neocities.org/CVE-2023-27169/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://writeback4t.com","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.xpand-it.com","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://balwurk.com","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://balwurk.com/cve-use-of-hard-coded-cryptographic-key/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://writeback4t.com","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.xpand-it.com","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2024-09-26T16:11:50.283284Z"},"epss":0.0032,"epssPercentile":0.25198,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-16T20:03:30.759Z","slug":"CVE-2023-27169","body":"## Overview\n\nXpand IT Write-back manager v2.3.1 uses a hardcoded salt in license class configuration which leads to the generation of a hardcoded and predictable symmetric encryption keys for license generation and validation.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `write-back_manager = 2.3.1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":36,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":35.8,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":205746,"id":"CVE-2023-27169","ts":1789592771496,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"6.5"},{"seq":205745,"id":"CVE-2023-27169","ts":1789592771496,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}