CVE-2026-26334
Hardcoded AES keys in VeraSMART DLL allow decryption of stored service account passwords.
Is CVE-2026-26334 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-26334 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.09% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-26334?
CVE-2026-26334 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.5. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-26334?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-26334, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2026-26334 affect?
CVE-2026-26334 affects Calero VeraSMART (Veramark.Framework.dll) prior to 2026 R1. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-26334?
Inventory VeraSMART deployments; rotate credentials; restrict local access; patch when available
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Local attacker with access can decrypt the service account password and may escalate to local privilege on Windows.
Patch when possible
- affected< 2026 R1
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.