CVE-2025-57784 (GCVE-0-2025-57784)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-26 17:47 – Updated: 2026-01-26 20:52
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Title
Tomahawk authentication timing attack due to usage of 'strcmp'
Summary
Tomahawk auth timing attack due to usage of `strcmp` has been identified in Hiawatha webserver version 11.7 which allows a local attacker to access the management client.
Severity ?
4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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Vendor Product Version
Hiawatha Hiawatha Web server Affected: 11.7 , ≤ 8.5 (custom)
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