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CVE-2026-78553— Insecure Flask Secret-Key File Permissions Allow Local Administrator Session Forgery in RansomLook

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ransomlook ransomlook
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RansomLook 在生成 Flask 会话签名密钥时，未显式限制文件权限。该 文件是使用进程的默认权限和 umask 创建的，因此在常见的 022 umask 设置下，文件权限可能为 0644。这意味着，能够访问 RansomLook 主目录的其他本地用户可能读取该应用程序的加密密钥。 该密钥的暴露具有严重安全风险，因为它用于对 Flask 会话 Cookie 进行签名，同时也参与遗留 API 密钥的密钥派生过程。攻击者若获取此密钥，即可生成有效的会话 Cookie，并冒充已认证用户（包括管理员）。在 LDAP

CVSS 7.0 · High EPSS 0.14% · P3

Affected Version Matrix 1

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
ransomlook ransomlook ≤ 2.0.0 affected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-78553

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Insecure Flask Secret-Key File Permissions Allow Local Administrator Session Forgery in RansomLook
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
RansomLook created its Flask session-signing key without explicitly restricting the file permissions. The secret_key file was created using the process's default permissions and umask, resulting in permissions such as 0644 under a common 022 umask. Consequently, other local users able to access the RansomLook home directory could read the application's cryptographic secret. The exposed key is security-critical because it is used to sign Flask session cookies and is also involved in the legacy API-key key derivation. An attacker who obtains the key can generate valid session cookies and impersonate an authenticated user, including an administrator. In LDAP configurations, exploitation may be particularly straightforward because the session user loader does not require the supplied username to correspond to an existing local user. Successful exploitation requires local access sufficient to read the improperly protected file, but can result in complete compromise of RansomLook's authentication and authorization controls. The patch creates new secret-key files atomically with permissions 0600 and also restricts permissions on existing key files during application startup.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
缺省权限不正确
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
ransomlook ransomlook 0 ~ 2.0.0 -

II. Public POCs for CVE-2026-78553

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III. Intelligence Information for CVE-2026-78553

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-78553 (1)

Same Patch Batch · ransomlook · 2026-08-24 · 13 CVEs total

CVE-2026-78387 9.4 CRITICAL RansomLook Missing Authorization in Web Configuration Editor Allows Application Configurat
CVE-2026-78555 9.4 CRITICAL RansomLook API Key Disclosure Through /admin/apikeys HTML Source
CVE-2026-78372 9.2 CRITICAL RansomLook Missing Authorization Allows Disclosure of Private Group and Ransom Note Data
CVE-2026-78370 9.2 CRITICAL RansomLook Unauthenticated Database Export Exposes Private Data
CVE-2026-78369 8.8 HIGH Missing Authentication Allows Unauthorized Creation of Crypto Groups in RansomLook
CVE-2026-78391 8.8 HIGH Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Untrusted Cryptocurrency Address Rendering in RansomLook
CVE-2026-78551 8.8 HIGH RansomLook Login Endpoint Allows Timing-Based Username Enumeration and Unthrottled Authent
CVE-2026-78380 8.7 HIGH Private Group and Market Posts Disclosed Through Public Notification Channels in RansomLoo
CVE-2026-78386 8.7 HIGH Unauthenticated Disclosure of Scraping Credentials and Bypass Configuration via RansomLook
CVE-2026-78381 8.2 HIGH RansomLook Arbitrary File Read via Path Traversal in Post screen Field
CVE-2026-78385 8.2 HIGH RansomLook Analysis PDF Generation Allows Server-Side Request Forgery and Arbitrary Local
CVE-2026-78378 6.9 MEDIUM Redis Glob Pattern Injection Allows Unauthorized Enumeration of Private Ransomlook Data

IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: ransomlook
Same vendor: ransomlook
Same weakness: CWE-276

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