CWE-526
Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in an Environment Variable
Description
The product uses an environment variable to store unencrypted sensitive information.
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CVEs mapped to this weakness (24)
page 1 of 2| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
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| CVE-2026-45370 | Hig | 0.50 | 7.7 | 0.00 | May 14, 2026 | python-utcp is the python implementation of UTCP. Prior to 1.1.3, _prepare_environment() in cli_communication_protocol.py passes a full copy of os.environ to every CLI subprocess. When combined with CVE-2026-45369, an attacker can exfiltrate all process-level secrets in a single… | ||
| CVE-2023-5720 | Hig | 0.50 | 7.7 | 0.01 | Nov 15, 2023 | A flaw was found in Quarkus, where it does not properly sanitize artifacts created using the Gradle plugin, allowing certain build system information to remain. This flaw allows an attacker to access potentially sensitive information from the build system within the application. | ||
| CVE-2026-40153 | Hig | 0.48 | 7.4 | 0.00 | Apr 9, 2026 | PraisonAIAgents is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to 1.5.128, the execute_command function in shell_tools.py calls os.path.expandvars() on every command argument at line 64, manually re-implementing shell-level environment variable expansion despite using shell=False (line… | ||
| CVE-2023-43029 | Med | 0.44 | 6.8 | 0.00 | Mar 21, 2025 | IBM Storage Virtualize vSphere Remote Plug-in 1.0 and 1.1 could allow a remote user to obtain sensitive credential information after deployment. | ||
| CVE-2024-4369 | Med | 0.44 | 6.8 | 0.01 | May 1, 2024 | An information disclosure flaw was found in OpenShift's internal image registry operator. The AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET can be exposed through an environment variable defined in the pod definition, but is limited to Azure environments. An attacker controlling an account that has high… | ||
| CVE-2026-75915 | Hig | 0.42 | 7.5 | 0.01 | Aug 18, 2026 | CodeWhale versions before 0.8.64 contain an environment variable exposure vulnerability in the js_execution tool that fails to scrub parent process environment variables before spawning Node.js. Attackers can craft malicious JavaScript code executed by the tool to read… | ||
| CVE-2026-72648 | Med | 0.42 | 6.5 | 0.00 | Aug 13, 2026 | Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in an Environment Variable (CWE-526) in Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK) can lead to information disclosure via Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data (CAPEC-37). When ECK reconciles a Fleet Server resource that authenticates to… | ||
| CVE-2025-36017 | Med | 0.42 | 6.5 | 0.00 | Dec 8, 2025 | IBM Controller 11.1.0 through 11.1.1 and IBM Cognos Controller 11.0.0 through 11.0.1 FP6 stores unencrypted sensitive information in environmental variables files which can be obtained by an authenticated user. | ||
| CVE-2024-12604 | Med | 0.42 | 6.5 | 0.00 | Mar 10, 2025 | Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in an Environment Variable, Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password vulnerability in Tapandsign Technologies Tap&Sign App allows Password Recovery Exploitation, Functionality Misuse. This issue affects Tap&Sign App:… | ||
| CVE-2026-9368 | Hig | 0.41 | 7.3 | 0.01 | May 24, 2026 | A vulnerability was identified in NousResearch hermes-agent up to 2026.4.16. This impacts the function execute_code of the file tools/code_execution_tool.py of the component Environment Variable Handler. Such manipulation leads to sandbox issue. It is possible to launch the… | ||
| CVE-2024-2700 | Hig | 0.39 | 7.0 | 0.00 | Apr 4, 2024 | A vulnerability was found in the quarkus-core component. Quarkus captures local environment variables from the Quarkus namespace during the application's build, therefore, running the resulting application inherits the values captured at build time. Some local environment… | ||
| CVE-2026-76227 | Med | 0.36 | 5.5 | 0.00 | Aug 19, 2026 | Renovate versions from 42.68.1 before 42.96.3 (and from 42.68.1 before 43.4.4), including corresponding Docker images (renovate/renovate, mend/renovate-ce, renovate-ee-server, renovate-ee-worker >=13.3.0 <13.6.0), fail to restrict environment variables to an allowlist when… | ||
| CVE-2025-0985 | Med | 0.36 | 5.5 | 0.00 | Feb 28, 2025 | IBM MQ 9.3 LTS, 9.3 CD, 9.4 LTS, and 9.4 CD stores potentially sensitive information in environment variables that could be obtained by a local user. | ||
| CVE-2025-27899 | Med | 0.34 | 5.3 | 0.00 | Feb 17, 2026 | IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for LUW 5.5 Interim Fix 002 discloses sensitive information in an environment variable that could aid in further attacks against the system. | ||
| CVE-2024-47056 | Med | 0.33 | 5.1 | 0.00 | May 28, 2025 | SummaryThis advisory addresses a security vulnerability in Mautic where sensitive .env configuration files may be directly accessible via a web browser. This exposure could lead to the disclosure of sensitive information, including database credentials, API keys, and other… | ||
| CVE-2025-9162 | Med | 0.32 | 4.9 | 0.01 | Aug 21, 2025 | A flaw was found in org.keycloak/keycloak-model-storage-service. The KeycloakRealmImport custom resource substitutes placeholders within imported realm documents, potentially referencing environment variables. This substitution process allows for injection attacks when crafted… | ||
| CVE-2025-36105 | Med | 0.29 | 4.4 | 0.00 | Mar 10, 2026 | IBM Planning Analytics Advanced Certified Containers 3.1.0 through 3.1.4 could allow a local privileged user to obtain sensitive information from environment variables. | ||
| CVE-2026-49377 | Med | 0.28 | 4.3 | 0.01 | May 29, 2026 | In JetBrains TeamCity before 2025.11.2 exposure of sensitive data via default agent parameters | ||
| CVE-2019-14802 | Med | 0.27 | 5.3 | 0.01 | Dec 26, 2022 | HashiCorp Nomad 0.5.0 through 0.9.4 (fixed in 0.9.5) reveals unintended environment variables to the rendering task during template rendering, aka GHSA-6hv3-7c34-4hx8. This applies to nomad/client/allocrunner/taskrunner/template. | ||
| CVE-2024-11736 | Med | 0.25 | 4.9 | 0.01 | Jan 14, 2025 | A vulnerability was found in Keycloak. Admin users may have to access sensitive server environment variables and system properties through user-configurable URLs. When configuring backchannel logout URLs or admin URLs, admin users can include placeholders like ${env.VARNAME} or… |
- risk 0.50cvss 7.7epss 0.00
python-utcp is the python implementation of UTCP. Prior to 1.1.3, _prepare_environment() in cli_communication_protocol.py passes a full copy of os.environ to every CLI subprocess. When combined with CVE-2026-45369, an attacker can exfiltrate all process-level secrets in a single…
- risk 0.50cvss 7.7epss 0.01
A flaw was found in Quarkus, where it does not properly sanitize artifacts created using the Gradle plugin, allowing certain build system information to remain. This flaw allows an attacker to access potentially sensitive information from the build system within the application.
- risk 0.48cvss 7.4epss 0.00
PraisonAIAgents is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to 1.5.128, the execute_command function in shell_tools.py calls os.path.expandvars() on every command argument at line 64, manually re-implementing shell-level environment variable expansion despite using shell=False (line…
- risk 0.44cvss 6.8epss 0.00
IBM Storage Virtualize vSphere Remote Plug-in 1.0 and 1.1 could allow a remote user to obtain sensitive credential information after deployment.
- risk 0.44cvss 6.8epss 0.01
An information disclosure flaw was found in OpenShift's internal image registry operator. The AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET can be exposed through an environment variable defined in the pod definition, but is limited to Azure environments. An attacker controlling an account that has high…
- risk 0.42cvss 7.5epss 0.01
CodeWhale versions before 0.8.64 contain an environment variable exposure vulnerability in the js_execution tool that fails to scrub parent process environment variables before spawning Node.js. Attackers can craft malicious JavaScript code executed by the tool to read…
- risk 0.42cvss 6.5epss 0.00
Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in an Environment Variable (CWE-526) in Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK) can lead to information disclosure via Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data (CAPEC-37). When ECK reconciles a Fleet Server resource that authenticates to…
- risk 0.42cvss 6.5epss 0.00
IBM Controller 11.1.0 through 11.1.1 and IBM Cognos Controller 11.0.0 through 11.0.1 FP6 stores unencrypted sensitive information in environmental variables files which can be obtained by an authenticated user.
- risk 0.42cvss 6.5epss 0.00
Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in an Environment Variable, Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password vulnerability in Tapandsign Technologies Tap&Sign App allows Password Recovery Exploitation, Functionality Misuse. This issue affects Tap&Sign App:…
- risk 0.41cvss 7.3epss 0.01
A vulnerability was identified in NousResearch hermes-agent up to 2026.4.16. This impacts the function execute_code of the file tools/code_execution_tool.py of the component Environment Variable Handler. Such manipulation leads to sandbox issue. It is possible to launch the…
- risk 0.39cvss 7.0epss 0.00
A vulnerability was found in the quarkus-core component. Quarkus captures local environment variables from the Quarkus namespace during the application's build, therefore, running the resulting application inherits the values captured at build time. Some local environment…
- risk 0.36cvss 5.5epss 0.00
Renovate versions from 42.68.1 before 42.96.3 (and from 42.68.1 before 43.4.4), including corresponding Docker images (renovate/renovate, mend/renovate-ce, renovate-ee-server, renovate-ee-worker >=13.3.0 <13.6.0), fail to restrict environment variables to an allowlist when…
- risk 0.36cvss 5.5epss 0.00
IBM MQ 9.3 LTS, 9.3 CD, 9.4 LTS, and 9.4 CD stores potentially sensitive information in environment variables that could be obtained by a local user.
- risk 0.34cvss 5.3epss 0.00
IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for LUW 5.5 Interim Fix 002 discloses sensitive information in an environment variable that could aid in further attacks against the system.
- risk 0.33cvss 5.1epss 0.00
SummaryThis advisory addresses a security vulnerability in Mautic where sensitive .env configuration files may be directly accessible via a web browser. This exposure could lead to the disclosure of sensitive information, including database credentials, API keys, and other…
- risk 0.32cvss 4.9epss 0.01
A flaw was found in org.keycloak/keycloak-model-storage-service. The KeycloakRealmImport custom resource substitutes placeholders within imported realm documents, potentially referencing environment variables. This substitution process allows for injection attacks when crafted…
- risk 0.29cvss 4.4epss 0.00
IBM Planning Analytics Advanced Certified Containers 3.1.0 through 3.1.4 could allow a local privileged user to obtain sensitive information from environment variables.
- risk 0.28cvss 4.3epss 0.01
In JetBrains TeamCity before 2025.11.2 exposure of sensitive data via default agent parameters
- risk 0.27cvss 5.3epss 0.01
HashiCorp Nomad 0.5.0 through 0.9.4 (fixed in 0.9.5) reveals unintended environment variables to the rendering task during template rendering, aka GHSA-6hv3-7c34-4hx8. This applies to nomad/client/allocrunner/taskrunner/template.
- risk 0.25cvss 4.9epss 0.01
A vulnerability was found in Keycloak. Admin users may have to access sensitive server environment variables and system properties through user-configurable URLs. When configuring backchannel logout URLs or admin URLs, admin users can include placeholders like ${env.VARNAME} or…