Cyber Posture

CWE · MITRE source

CWE-1394Use of Default Cryptographic Key

Abstraction: Base · CVEs in our corpus: 16

The product uses a default cryptographic key for potentially critical functionality.

It is common practice for products to be designed to use default keys. The rationale is to simplify the manufacturing process or the system administrator's task of installation and deployment into an enterprise. However, if admins do not change the defaults, it is easier for attackers to bypass authentication quickly across multiple organizations.

Last updated: 09 May 2026 03:25 UTC

NIST 800-53 r5 controls that address this weakness (0)AI

Control Title Family Why it addresses this CWE
No NIST controls proposed yet.

Top CVEs of this weakness type, ranked by Risk Priority

CVE Risk CVSS EPSS Published
CVE-2024-489562.79.80.11622024-12-09
CVE-2025-417422.09.80.00132025-12-02
CVE-2024-290371.89.10.00292024-03-20
CVE-2025-449541.89.00.00082025-08-04
CVE-2025-550491.89.10.00042025-09-09
CVE-2025-417441.89.10.00052025-12-02
CVE-2026-50391.88.80.00012026-04-23
CVE-2023-64511.78.60.00042024-02-16
CVE-2026-207091.36.60.00022026-04-08
CVE-2025-16881.15.50.00192025-04-15
CVE-2024-116191.05.00.00232024-11-22
CVE-2025-268490.94.30.00152025-03-04
CVE-2026-22150.73.70.00042026-02-09
CVE-2026-258150.63.20.00002026-02-05
CVE-2024-107480.52.50.00112024-11-04
CVE-2024-12750.00.00.00202024-05-31