CWE-261Base

Weak Encoding for Password

Incomplete in the CWE catalog · 41 CVEs mapped

41
CVEs mapped
6.7
Median CVSS
What it is

Obscuring a password with a trivial encoding does not protect the password.

Recent examples
—none
CVE-2026-103548

CVE-2026-103548 - UNKNOWN Severity Vulnerability

Improperly stored passwords in the config file in Itron MV-90 xi 3.0 allows attackers to decode the passwords and password histories to gain access to the MV-90 application as any user.

no explanation yet
0%
epss
6.3cvss
CVE-2026-73589

CVE-2026-73589 - MEDIUM Severity Vulnerability

Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, versions prior to 5.34.00.16, Versions prior to 5.36, contains a Weak Encoding for Password vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information disclosure, Information tampering, Protection mechanism bypass, and Unauthorized access.

MEDIUMno explanation yet
0%
epss
7.3cvss
CVE-2026-63424

CVE-2026-63424 - HIGH Severity Vulnerability

During an internal security assessment, an improperly protected key was discovered in Lenovo Dock Manager that could allow a local authenticated user to escalate privileges.

HIGHno explanation yet
0%
epss
The record
Technical detail
CWE ID
CWE-261
Abstraction
Base
Structure
Simple
Status
Incomplete
References (1)