CVE-2026-47831Cryptographically Weak Password Generation in bosh-windows-stemcell-builder Allows Remote SSH Brute-Force Attacks

Description

Use of a cryptographically weak random number generator in the GenerateRandomPassword function in bosh-windows-stemcell-builder allows a remote attacker to brute-force the resulting SSH login via TCP/22. Affected versions: bosh-windows-stemcell-builder versions prior to v2019.98.

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

References and patches

• https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2026-47831-cryptographically-weak-password-generation-in-bosh-windows-s…