---
id: CVE-2026-65309
title: |-
  ANDRITZ HIPASE-250 (formerly 250 SCALA) in affected versions stores
  and transmits user passwords using a reversible format instead of a
  one-way password hash
summary: |-
  ANDRITZ HIPASE-250 (formerly 250 SCALA) in affected versions stores
  and transmits user passwords using a reversible format instead of a
  one-way password hash. This allows an attacker able to read the
  credential store or capture network t…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-257
  - CWE-327
published: '2026-07-31'
updated: '2026-08-28'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65309'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.andritz.com/'
    label: office@cyberdanube.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00152
epssPercentile: 0.04748
ingestedAt: '2026-08-29T02:29:27.515Z'
---

## Overview

ANDRITZ HIPASE-250 (formerly 250 SCALA) in affected versions stores
and transmits user passwords using a reversible format instead of a
one-way password hash. This allows an attacker able to read the
credential store or capture network traffic to recover all stored
passwords.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.