CWE-256Base

Plaintext Storage of a Password

Incomplete in the CWE catalog · 182 CVEs mapped

182
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
7.1cvss
CVE-2026-19051

CVE-2026-19051 - HIGH Severity Vulnerability

Plaintext storage of a password vulnerability in Menulux Software Inc. Menulux Portal allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data. This issue affects Menulux Portal: before 20260903211448.

HIGHno explanation yet
0%
epss
—none
CVE-2026-15933

CVE-2026-15933 - UNKNOWN Severity Vulnerability

OptimiDoc Server (On-Premise) stores credentials for external services in cleartext. An authenticated administrator can view previously configured service passwords, including SMTP, FTP (for scan delivery), Active Directory (for user list import), and SharePoint credentials, in cleartext via the web administration panel page source, allowing exposure of sensitive third-party authentication data. This issue was fixed in version 26.08

no explanation yet
0%
epss
8.2cvss
CVE-2021-38489

CVE-2021-38489 - HIGH Severity Vulnerability

HDD password plaintext is stored in a UEFI variable.

HIGHno explanation yet
0%
epss
The record
Technical detail
CWE ID
CWE-256
Abstraction
Base
Structure
Simple
Status
Incomplete
References (2)
https://samate.nist.gov/SSATTM_Content/papers/Seven%20Pernicious%20Kingdoms%20-%20Taxonomy%20of%20Sw%20Security%20Errors%20-%20Tsipenyuk%20-%20Chess%20-%20McGraw.pdfhttps://www.forescout.com/resources/ot-icefall-report/