Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-316

Allowed

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in Memory

Abstraction: Variant · Status: Draft

The product stores sensitive information in cleartext in memory.

64 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-WXWF-H485-H4X8

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-03-14 03:31 – Updated: 2024-08-27 21:31
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Details

In Delinea PAM Secret Server 11.4, it is possible for an attacker (with Administrator access to the Secret Server machine) to read the following data from a memory dump: the decrypted master key, database credentials (when SQL Server Authentication is enabled), the encryption key of RabbitMQ queue messages, and session cookies.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-25649"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-316"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-03-14T03:15:08Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In Delinea PAM Secret Server 11.4, it is possible for an attacker (with Administrator access to the Secret Server machine) to read the following data from a memory dump: the decrypted master key, database credentials (when SQL Server Authentication is enabled), the encryption key of RabbitMQ queue messages, and session cookies.",
  "id": "GHSA-wxwf-h485-h4x8",
  "modified": "2024-08-27T21:31:10Z",
  "published": "2024-03-14T03:31:15Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-25649"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.cvcn.gov.it/cvcn/cve/CVE-2024-25649"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-X328-GFW7-CR8V

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-09-27 15:30 – Updated: 2023-09-27 15:30
VLAI
Details

Sensitive information disclosure due to cleartext storage of sensitive information in memory. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 15 (Linux, macOS, Windows) before build 35979.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-44153"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-312",
      "CWE-316"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-09-27T15:19:37Z",
    "severity": "LOW"
  },
  "details": "Sensitive information disclosure due to cleartext storage of sensitive information in memory. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 15 (Linux, macOS, Windows) before build 35979.",
  "id": "GHSA-x328-gfw7-cr8v",
  "modified": "2023-09-27T15:30:39Z",
  "published": "2023-09-27T15:30:39Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44153"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-1994"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-XFPJ-Q55P-7H2M

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-22 18:34 – Updated: 2026-06-26 21:32
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Details

IBM Datacap 9.1.7, 9.1.8, and 9.1.9 and IBM Datacap Navigator 9.1.7, 9.1.8, and 9.1.9 allows an attacker to retrieve user passwords and cryptographic keys from memory. Attacker can use the same keys to decrypt password, gain access to the application and access sensitive data in the database.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-8636"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-316"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-06-22T16:16:42Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "IBM Datacap 9.1.7, 9.1.8, and 9.1.9 and IBM Datacap Navigator 9.1.7, 9.1.8, and 9.1.9 allows an attacker to retrieve user passwords and cryptographic keys from memory. Attacker can\u00a0use the same keys to decrypt password, gain access to the application and access sensitive\u00a0data in the database.",
  "id": "GHSA-xfpj-q55p-7h2m",
  "modified": "2026-06-26T21:32:06Z",
  "published": "2026-06-22T18:34:16Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8636"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7276609"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-XHHP-64QQ-P9X5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-09-10 15:31 – Updated: 2024-09-10 15:31
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Details

A cleartext storage of sensitive information in memory vulnerability [CWE-316] affecting FortiClient VPN iOS 7.2 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions, 6.2 all versions, 6.0 all versions may allow an unauthenticated attacker that has physical access to a jailbroken device to obtain cleartext passwords via keychain dump.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-35282"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-312",
      "CWE-316"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-09-10T15:15:16Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "A cleartext storage of sensitive information in memory vulnerability [CWE-316] affecting FortiClient VPN iOS 7.2 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions, 6.2 all versions, 6.0 all versions may allow an unauthenticated attacker that has physical access to a jailbroken device to obtain cleartext passwords via keychain dump.",
  "id": "GHSA-xhhp-64qq-p9x5",
  "modified": "2024-09-10T15:31:05Z",
  "published": "2024-09-10T15:31:05Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35282"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-139"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

No mitigation information available for this CWE.

No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.