Name: CVE-2026-16504: Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2026-16504, CWE-1393, CWE-1188, CWE-321, CVSS 9.8, EPSS 0.00483

Deployment of the VPS.org one-click Zulip template deploys a hardcoded application signing key, a default database password ("zulip"), and DISABLE_HTTPS=True.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

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