CVE-2026-101034: Broadcom GSS Deployment Server hardcoded key credential decryption

CVE-2026-101034 · Severity: info · Published 2026-10-27

GSS Deployment Server, a Broadcom tool for managing system deployments, contains a hardcoded encryption key that an attacker could exploit to decrypt stored passwords for domain accounts, service accounts, and system tasks. An attacker with access to this key could gain unauthorized access to critical administrative credentials and take control of deployed systems.

Vendors: Broadcom.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-101034 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-101034 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-101034?
Informational severity, published 27 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Broadcom GSS Deployment Server.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-101034?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-101034 attacked?
It is attacked over the network or with local access, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-101034?
Check whether you run Broadcom GSS Deployment Server. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from a hardcoded encryption key used to protect sensitive credentials such as domain/service account passwords, task run-as credentials, and sysprep passwords stored in or transmitted by GSS Deployment Server. An attacker who obtains this key can decrypt these credentials without authentication. The vulnerability affects the core credential storage mechanism of the deployment server.

Affected products

  • Broadcom GSS Deployment Server

Timeline

  • 2026-10-27: disclosed

References

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