The product stores a password in a configuration file that might be accessible to actors who do not know the password.
Volume of CVEs assigned to CWE-260 and their average CVSS base score over time.
Top CVEs that have been assigned this CWE. A single CVE can have multiple CWE assignments, though many have just one.
24 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2017-7925CRITICAL A Password in Configuration File issue was discovered in Dahua DH-IPC-HDBW23A0RN-ZS, DH-IPC-HDBW13A0SN, DH-IPC-HDW1XXX, DH-IPC-HDW2XXX, DH-IPC-HDW4XXX, DH-IPC-HFW1XXX, DH-IPC-HFW2X | May 6, 2017 | 9.8 | 70 | NO | YES |
CVE-2023-53739CRITICAL Tinycontrol LAN Controller v3 LK3 version 1.58a contains an unauthenticated vulnerability that allows remote attackers to download configuration backup files containing sensitive c | Dec 9, 2025 | 9.9 | 31 | NO | NO |
CVE-2025-57754CRITICAL eslint-ban-moment is an Eslint plugin for final assignment in VIHU. In 3.0.0 and earlier, a sensitive Supabase URI is exposed in .env. A valid Supabase URI with embedded username a | Aug 21, 2025 | 9.8 | 31 | NO | NO |
CVE-2023-34128CRITICAL Tomcat application credentials are hardcoded in SonicWall GMS and Analytics configuration file. This issue affects GMS: 9.3.2-SP1 and earlier versions; Analytics: 2.5.0.4-R7 and ea | Jul 13, 2023 | 9.8 | 30 | NO | NO |
CVE-2017-7923HIGH A Password in Configuration File issue was discovered in Hikvision DS-2CD2xx2F-I Series V5.2.0 build 140721 to V5.4.0 build 160530, DS-2CD2xx0F-I Series V5.2.0 build 140721 to V5.4 | May 6, 2017 | 8.8 | 29 | NO | NO |
CVE-2023-53770HIGH MiniDVBLinux 5.4 contains an unauthenticated configuration download vulnerability that allows remote attackers to access sensitive system configuration files through a direct objec | Dec 9, 2025 | 7.5 | 28 | NO | NO |
CVE-2019-3780HIGH Cloud Foundry Container Runtime, versions prior to 0.28.0, deploys K8s worker nodes that contains a configuration file with IAAS credentials. A malicious user with access to the k8 | Mar 8, 2019 | 8.8 | 28 | NO | NO |
CVE-2025-25022HIGH IBM QRadar Suite Software 1.10.12.0 through 1.11.2.0 and IBM Cloud Pak for Security 1.10.0.0 through 1.10.11.0 could allow an unauthenticated user in the environment to obtain high | Jun 3, 2025 | 8.8 | 26 | NO | NO |
CVE-2025-32111HIGH The Docker image from acme.sh before 40b6db6 is based on a .github/workflows/dockerhub.yml file that lacks "persist-credentials: false" for actions/checkout. | Apr 4, 2025 | 8.7 | 25 | NO | NO |
CVE-2021-35033HIGH A vulnerability in specific versions of Zyxel NBG6818, NBG7815, WSQ20, WSQ50, WSQ60, and WSR30 firmware with pre-configured password management could allow an attacker to obtain ro | Nov 23, 2021 | 7.8 | 25 | NO | NO |
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