Description

Cleartext storage of sensitive information vulnerability in Kriptok Crypto and Information Technologies Industry Trade Inc. Cryptosim allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data. This issue affects Cryptosim: before 3.1.0.229.

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  "score": "5.7",
  "pubDate": "2026-08-18T12:19:28.170Z",
  "pubdate": "2026-08-18T12:19:28.170Z",
  "executiveSummary": "A cleartext storage of sensitive information vulnerability has been identified in the Kriptok Crypto and Information Technologies Industry Trade Inc. Cryptosim product. The vulnerability allows unauthorized actors to retrieve embedded sensitive data due to insecure handling and storage practices within the application. This security flaw directly impacts confidentiality, as critical secrets, credentials, or internal data structures are stored without cryptographic protection or adequate obfuscation. The affected systems encompass all Cryptosim versions prior to 3.1.0.229. The risk implications are severe, as successful exploitation enables unauthorized third parties to harvest sensitive operational or authentication data stored persistently on the system. Attacker capabilities include reading plaintext data repositories, configuration files, or internal data stores without needing to bypass encryption mechanisms. Exploitation requirements typically involve having read access to the underlying storage mechanism, file system, or data stream where the application persists its operational state. Remediation necessitates updating the affected software to version 3.1.0.229 or later, where secure storage implementations and cryptographic protections are properly enforced.",
  "technicalDetails": "The vulnerability stems from the application's insecure practice of persisting sensitive information in cleartext format rather than employing robust cryptographic encryption, hashing, or secure tokenization mechanisms. The vulnerable component within Cryptosim fails to obfuscate or encrypt critical data payloads prior to writing them to persistent storage media, internal databases, or configuration files. Consequently, any embedded sensitive data remains exposed in its raw, unencrypted state. The root cause is rooted in inadequate secure coding standards regarding data-at-rest protection. Attack flow and exploitation occur when an adversary leverages local or remote read privileges to access the vulnerable storage locations, files, or data streams utilized by Cryptosim. Because the data is stored in cleartext, the attacker does not need to perform cryptographic brute-forcing, decryption routines, or key extraction to retrieve the embedded sensitive information. Instead, the actor simply reads the extracted file or intercepted data stream directly to harvest the exposed assets. The affected versions include all releases of Cryptosim prior to 3.1.0.229. Depending on the architecture and exposure vectors of the host system, the network exposure may vary, but local file system access or auxiliary read vulnerabilities can drastically lower the barrier to exploitation. Post-exploitation impact includes the potential exposure of high-value credentials, session tokens, cryptographic keys, or proprietary system configurations, which can subsequently be leveraged to facilitate lateral movement, privilege escalation, or further compromise of the underlying infrastructure."
}