mycli has Inadequate Encryption Strength

published 2023-10-19 3 y ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also GHSA-v9vj-9pxv-mr2w , PYSEC-2023-213 , EUVD-2023-0176

cvss: 7.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 18%
public exploits: 0; none known

Inadequate encryption strength in mycli 1.27.0 allows attackers to view sensitive information via /mycli/config.py

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2023-44690 updated 2025-11-21 cvss 3.3

mycli: inadequate encryption for config: AES ECB

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not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-09-13)

Exploit prediction

0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 18% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/dbcli/mycli/issues/1131 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
OSV	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
pypi	mycli	<=1.27.0 all versions	no fix listed

Classification

Weakness

CWE-326 Inadequate Encryption Strength

References

github.com /dbcli/mycli/issues/1131
web, exploit, issue-tracking, evidence, report
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44690
advisory
github.com /dbcli/mycli
package
github.com /pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/mycli/PYSEC-2023-213.yaml
web
github.com /advisories/GHSA-v9vj-9pxv-mr2w
advisory

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary