CVE-2025-8095

The OECH1 prefix encoding is intended to obfuscate values across the OpenEdge platform.  It has been identified as cryptographically weak and unsuitable for stored encodings and enterprise applications.  OECH1 encodings should be considered exploitable and immediately replaced by any other supported prefix encoding, all of which are based on symmetric encryption.

Score

CVSS 4.0 9.1 Critical

Status

Awaiting Analysis - security@progress.com

Published

2026-04-14

Last modified

2026-10-07

Weaknesses

CWE-257

Affected products

• Openedge (Progress Software Corporation)

References

• https://community.progress.com/s/article/Unintended-Use-of-OECH1-for-Password-Secrets-Protection