CVE-2026-47097
Description
A flaw was found in AJA HELO Plus. The device firmware uses a static Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) passphrase to encrypt diagnostic export bundles. An unauthenticated remote attacker can extract this shared key and download encrypted diagnostics from an unauthenticated endpoint, allowing them to decrypt the archives and access sensitive system information.
Statement
This vulnerability is rated as Important because remote, unauthenticated actors can retrieve and decrypt sensitive diagnostic archives without user interaction. The flaw is confined to firmware running on third-party AJA HELO Plus video appliances and does not affect any Red Hat offerings, as this software is neither packaged nor supported by Red Hat.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Access Control
Technical Impact: Bypass Protection Mechanism
If hard-coded passwords are used, it is almost certain that malicious users will gain access to the account in question. Any user of the product that hard-codes passwords may be able to extract the password. Client-side systems with hard-coded passwords pose even more of a threat, since the extraction of a password from a binary is usually very simple.
Integrity,Confidentiality,Availability,Access Control,Other
Technical Impact: Read Application Data; Gain Privileges or Assume Identity; Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands; Other
This weakness can lead to the exposure of resources or functionality to unintended actors, possibly providing attackers with sensitive information or even execute arbitrary code. If the password is ever discovered or published (a common occurrence on the Internet), then anybody with knowledge of this password can access the product. Finally, since all installations of the product will have the same password, even across different organizations, this enables massive attacks such as worms to take place.
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