CWE-256Base

Plaintext Storage of a Password

Incomplete in the CWE catalog · 190 CVEs mapped

190
CVEs mapped
6.5
Median CVSS
What it is

The product stores a password in plaintext within resources such as memory or files.

Recent examples
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CVE-2026-63315

CVE-2026-63315 - UNKNOWN Severity Vulnerability

WebCTI service for Slican IPx telephone exchanges stores temporary subscriber password in plaintext. An attacker with access to the database can obtain the user's password and log in to the subscriber's account. This issue was fixed in IPx series version 6.62.0100.

no explanation yet
0%
epss
5.5cvss
CVE-2026-70414

CVE-2026-70414 - MEDIUM Severity Vulnerability

Dell Command | Configure (DCC), versions prior to 5.2.3.35, contain a Plaintext Storage of Password vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information Disclosure.

MEDIUMno explanation yet
0%
epss
7.5cvss
CVE-2026-84884

CVE-2026-84884 - HIGH Severity Vulnerability

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 stores internal REST service-account passwords in a reversible plaintext-equivalent format. An authenticated attacker who gains access to the stored credential could recover the password and obtain an administrative REST access token.

HIGHno explanation yet
0%
epss
The record
Technical detail
CWE ID
CWE-256
Abstraction
Base
Structure
Simple
Status
Incomplete
References (2)