Medium severity · published Aug 11, 2026
CVE-2026-73230
Ente: 2of3 cards v1 contain a checksum that enables offline guessing of low-entropy secrets
5.9
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Ente provides end-to-end encrypted cloud services and security tools. Prior to 2026.07.28, Ente 2of3 card format version 1 stored the secret byte length and 32-bit FNV-1a checksum in cleartext on every card, allowing someone with one card to test candidate secrets offline and recover low-entropy or predictable secrets. This issue is fixed in version 2026.07.28.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 5% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EN
ente · ente
< 2026.07.28 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73230
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-73230
github.com
https://github.com/ente/ente/commit/6681d8370a37c2fc745d3098126ba1ee62bf06a5
github.com
https://github.com/ente/ente/commit/c3d2e400ae6fa66d5ce7df422136d28805fe1442
github.com
https://github.com/ente/ente/pull/11729
github.com
https://github.com/ente/ente/security/advisories/GHSA-v6x7-rrch-9q9w
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