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CWE-540

Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Source Code

Source code on a web server or repository often contains sensitive information and should generally not be accessible to users.

30
Assigned CVEs
286th
Commonality Rank
6.1
Avg CVSS
0.0%
In CISA KEV

Volume and Severity of Assigned CVEs Over Time

Volume of CVEs assigned to CWE-540 and their average CVSS base score over time.

Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
May 6, 2021
5 years ago
Most Recent CVE
May 26, 2026
59 days ago

Top CVEs Assigned This CWE

Top CVEs that have been assigned this CWE. A single CVE can have multiple CWE assignments, though many have just one.

30 CVEs · Highest risk first

CVEPublishedCVSSRiskKEVExploit
CVE-2026-45728HIGH
Algernon is a small self-contained pure-Go web server. Prior to 1.17.7, when Algernon is invoked with a single file path instead of a directory, singleFileMode is set to true and d
May 26, 20267.526NONO
CVE-2026-4155HIGH
ChargePoint Home Flex Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Source Code Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive infor
Apr 11, 20267.526NONO
CVE-2024-38327CRITICAL
IBM Analytics Content Hub 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3 is vulnerable to information exposure and further attacks due to an exposed JavaScript source map which could assist an attacker to
Jul 10, 20259.826NONO
CVE-2025-49182CRITICAL
Files in the source code contain login credentials for the admin user and the property configuration password, allowing an attacker to get full access to the application.
Jun 12, 20259.826NONO
CVE-2025-23215CRITICAL
PMD is an extensible multilanguage static code analyzer. The passphrase for the PMD and PMD Designer release signing keys are included in jar published to Maven Central. The privat
Jan 31, 20259.325NONO
CVE-2026-35383MEDIUM
Bentley Systems iTwin Platform exposed a Cesium ion access token in the source of some web pages. An unauthenticated attacker could use this token to enumerate or delete certain as
Apr 2, 20266.522NONO
CVE-2025-26013HIGH
An issue in Loggrove v.1.0 allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via the read.py component.
Feb 21, 20258.222NONO
CVE-2024-38647HIGH
An exposure of sensitive information vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP AI Core. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow remote attackers to compromise the security
Nov 22, 20247.522NONO
CVE-2024-8417HIGH
A vulnerability was found in 云课网络科技有限公司 Yunke Online School System up to 1.5.5. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /admin/educ
Sep 4, 20248.122NONO
CVE-2021-1516MEDIUM
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA), Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA), and Cis
May 6, 20216.522NONO
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CVE Severity & Scoring

This CWEGlobal (All CVEs)
0.0-0.9
1.0-1.9
2.0-2.9
3.0-3.9
20%
10%
4.0-4.9
30%
19%
5.0-5.9
10%
16%
6.0-6.9
17%
26%
7.0-7.9
11%
8.0-8.9
10%
14%
9.0-10.0
unknown
CVSS Score Range

Exploit Exposure

Exploit activity across CVEs assigned to this CWE, including CVEs that carry other CWE assignments.

CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%

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