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Apache OpenMeetings Uses Default Hard-Coded Encryption Key for Remember-Me Cookies

Last refreshed2026-09-26

Status: UPDATED  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2026-33266

Key Details

CVECVE-2026-33266
CVSS Score / Version7.5 (High) / CVSS v3.1
Updated2026-09-24
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS Proseattack vector is network; attack complexity is low; privileges required is none; user interaction is none; scope is unchanged; confidentiality impact is high; integrity impact is none; availability impact is none.
Affected productsApache OpenMeetings
Classified asCWE-321 (Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key)
Exploitation prediction (EPSS)0.34% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (25% percentile) -- FIRST.org's EPSS model.

Affected Products, Subsystems & Sectors

VendorProductAffected VersionsPatch Status
ApacheOpenMeetings
SubsystemsGeneral OT
SectorsMultiple

What to Know

Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key vulnerability in Apache OpenMeetings.

The remember-me cookie encryption key is set to default value in openmeetings.properties and not being auto-rotated. In case OM admin hasn't changed the default encryption key, an attacker who has stolen a cookie from a logged-in user can get full user credentials.

This issue affects Apache OpenMeetings: from 6.1.0 before 9.0.0.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.0.0, which fixes the issue.

What to Do

Monitor Apache's web page for any future patch releases. See vendor advisory link below.

References

SourceReference
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33266
CVEhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-33266
Vendor advisoryhttps://lists.apache.org/thread/b05jnp9563v49zq494lox9kjbhhf2w66