CVE-2026-121021 (GCVE-0-2026-121021)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-11-03 08:43 – Updated: 2026-11-03 20:15
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Plaintext Storage of LDAP Password in Axxon One Shared Configuration
Summary
Plaintext Storage of a Password (CWE-256) in the SecurityManager shared configuration in AxxonSoft Axxon One before 3.1.0 on Windows and Linux allows a local attacker with read access to the configuration directory or to configuration backups to obtain the password of the LDAP directory service account via the main.conf configuration file.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-11-03 20:15 UTC
CWE
- CWE-256 - Plaintext Storage of a Password
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.axxonsoft.com/legal/axxonsoft-vulnera… | vendor-advisory |
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