Description
Aquarius Desktop 3.0.069 for macOS stores user authentication credentials in the local file ~/Library/Application Support/Aquarius/aquarius.settings using a weak obfuscation scheme. The password is "encrypted" through predictable byte-substitution that can be trivially reversed, allowing immediate recovery of the plaintext value. Any attacker who can read this settings file can fully compromise the victim's Aquarius account by importing the stolen configuration into their own client or login through the vendor website. This results in complete account takeover, unauthorized access to cloud-synchronized data, and the ability to perform authenticated actions as the user.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Not Applicable
http://acustica.com
Broken Link
http://aquarius.com
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://almightysec.com/account-takeover-via-weak-encryption/
Scores
CVSS v3
6.2
EPSS
0.0021
EPSS Percentile
11.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-284
Status
published
Products (1)
acustica-audio/aquarius
3.0.069
Published
Dec 03, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026