CVE-2026-42517

Cryptographic Failure Vulnerability in e-Sushrut HMIS

Published Apr 29, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
This vulnerability exists in e-Sushrut due to the use of reversible Base64 encoding for protecting sensitive data. An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by decoding and manipulating Base64-encoded parameters in the request URL to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the targeted system.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Contact C-DAC for upgrading e-Sushrut HMIS to latest version

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description This vulnerability exists in e-Sushrut due to the use of reversible Base64 encoding for protecting sensitive data. An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by decoding and manipulating Base64-encoded parameters in the request URL to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the targeted system.
Title Cryptographic Failure Vulnerability in e-Sushrut HMIS
First Time appeared Cdac-noida
Cdac-noida e-sushrut Hospital Management Information System Hmis
Weaknesses CWE-639
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:cdac-noida:e-sushrut_hospital_management_information_system_hmis_:previous_versions:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Cdac-noida
Cdac-noida e-sushrut Hospital Management Information System Hmis
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
CERT-In
Published
Updated
Apr 29, 2026, 12:14 PM
Reserved
Apr 28, 2026, 8:14 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Apr 29, 2026, 9:16 AM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 8:10 PM