Gladinet CentreStack and TrioFox Hard Coded AES Keys
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Listed in CISA KEV
- How many real-world setups can hit the bug, from the vendor's advisory and CISA data. It does not know your setup.What do these mean? →
- Actively exploited
- Fix
- Fixed in 16.12.10420.56791
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
Gladinet CentreStack and Triofox file-sharing software are affected, particularly internet-facing endpoints that use the built-in encryption. The flaw could let an unauthenticated attacker read arbitrary local files and, combined with other known weaknesses, potentially take full control of the affected system.
Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.
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Gladinet CentreStack and Triofox prior to version 16.12.10420.56791 used hardcoded values for their implementation of the AES cryptoscheme. This degrades security for public exposed endpoints that may make use of it and may offer arbitrary local file inclusion when provided a specially crafted request without authentication. This opens the door for future exploitation and can be leveraged with previous vulnerabilities to gain a full system compromise.
Timeline
- CVE published
- Added to CISA KEV
CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild
- CISA remediation deadline
Due date for US federal agencies to patch
- Record last updated
- EPSS reached 10%
FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Affected versions
- Gladinet CentreStack and TrioFox
fixed in 16.12.10420.56791
References 1
Questions about CVE-2025-14611
What does this mean?
The AES encryption in Gladinet CentreStack and Triofox uses cryptographic keys that are hard-coded into the product, so they are the same for every install and can be found by anyone who has the code. Attackers could potentially use this to read the web.config file, which can open the door to deserialization and remote code execution.Source: huntress.com
Am I affected, and how do I check?
Gladinet CentreStack and Triofox builds older than 16.12.10420.56791 contain the hard-coded AES implementation. To check, look up the installed product version in the admin console or the installed program list and compare it with 16.12.10420.56791.Source: huntress.com
What should I do about it?
Update CentreStack or Triofox to version 16.12.10420.56791 or later, which is the fixed release named in the advisory.Source: huntress.com
Is it being exploited?
Yes. CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-12-15, which means it has evidence of attacks. No public exploit code is tracked.Source: cisa.gov, cve.now feed data