CVE-2022-36617

medium

Description

Arq Backup 7.19.5.0 and below stores backup encryption passwords using reversible encryption. This issue allows attackers with administrative privileges to recover cleartext passwords.

References

https://www.arqbackup.com/download/arqbackup/arq7windows_release_notes.html

https://startrekdude.github.io/arqbackup.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-09-09

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N